Battle of Edgehill

Timeline

1. 1642Kineton · WarwickshireThe Royalists marched south to intercept the Parliamentarians; both sides formed up in the hilly terrain near Edgehill, and Prince Rupert's cavalry made contact with the Parliamentarian vanguard, preparing for the next day's battle.
2. 1642Edgehill · WarwickshireAbout 15,000 to 20,000 men took part; the Royalist left broke through the Parliamentarian line and Rupert's cavalry charged as far as the Parliamentarian artillery positions, but the Parliamentarians steadied their ranks, and as night fell both sides withdrew, leaving the field strewn with dead.
3. 1642Warwickshire · WarwickshireNeither side attacked again the next day; the Parliamentarians withdrew to Warwick, while the Royalists occupied the battlefield and continued pushing southeast, attempting to seize London and setting the stage for the standoff at Turnham Green.