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First Battle of Newbury

Type Event Region Europe Time 1643

On September 20, 1643, King Charles I led a large Royalist army east from Oxford, intending to seize London;…

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1643Newbury battlefield · BerkshireThe two sides fought offensive and defensive actions among the hills and woodlands around Newbury. Parliamentary forces held favorable terrain to block the royal advance, and repeated Royalist charges failed to break through. At dusk both sides withdrew; Charles I retreated north the next day, and the battle ended in tactical stalemate.

Sources

First Battle of Newbury https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Newbury
Battles of the English Civil War — John Barratt (2007)