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First English Civil War, 1642

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911:, facing towards Kineton. Essex, experienced soldier as he was, had distrusted his own raw army too much to force a decision earlier in the month, when the King was weak; he now found Charles in a strong position with an equal force to his own 14,000, and some of his regiments were still some miles distant. But he advanced beyond Kineton, and the enemy promptly left their strong position and came down to the foot of the hill; situated as they were, they had either to fight wherever they could induce the enemy to engage, or to starve in the midst of hostile 930:, the principal military adviser of the King) with a smaller body of cavalry, was on the left. In rear of the centre were the King and a small reserve. Essex's order was similar. Rupert charged as soon as his wing was deployed, and before the infantry of either side were ready. Taking ground to his right front and then wheeling inwards at full speed, he instantly rode down the Parliamentary horse, opposed to him. Some infantry regiments of Essex's left centre shared the same fate as their cavalry. 715:
had attended the occasion went home, and his standard blew down that evening it was not clear whether he could rally sufficient forces to his cause to constitute an army. Peace negotiations went on in the midst of these minor events, until there came from the Parliament an ultimatum, so aggressive as to fix the war-like purpose of the still vacillating court at Nottingham, and in the country at large, to convert many thousands of waverers to active Royalism.
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One regiment of Essex's right wing had been the target of Wilmot's charge. The other two had been at the moment, invisible, and every Royalist troop on the ground, including the King's guards, joined in the mad ride to Kineton. This regiment, Essex's life-guard, and some troops that had rallied from
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When the King raised his standard at Nottingham on 22 August 1642, war was already in progress on a small scale in many districts; each side endeavouring to secure, or to deny to the enemy, fortified country-houses, territory, and above all arms and money. On the other hand as the trained bodies who
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Rupert soon withdrew to Shrewsbury, where he found many Royalist officers eager to attack Essex's new position at Worcester. But the road to London now lay open and it was decided to take it. The intention was not to avoid a battle, for the Royalist generals wanted to fight Essex before he grew too
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In the west, Hopton and his friends, having obtained a true bill from the grand jury against the Parliamentary disturbers of the peace, placed themselves at the head of the county militia. They drove the rebels from Cornwall, after which they raised a small force for general service and invaded
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The right and centre of the Parliamentary foot (the left having been brought to a halt by Rupert's charge) advanced with great resolution. Being at least as ardent as, and much better armed than Lindsey's men, they engaged the latter fiercely and slowly gained ground. Only the best regiments on
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About this time too, following and improving upon the example of Newcastle in the north, Parliament ordered the formation of the celebrated "associations" or groups of counties, banded together by mutual consent for defence. The most powerful and best organised of these was that of the eastern
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The King's line was steadily rolled up from left to right. The Parliamentary troopers captured his guns, and regiment after regiment broke up. Charles himself stood calmly in the thick of the fight, but he had not the skill to direct it. The Royal Standard was taken and retaken; Sir
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The position of affairs for Parliament was perhaps at its worst in January. The Royalist successes of November and December, the ever-present dread of foreign intervention, and the burden of new taxation which Parliament now found itself compelled to impose, through the
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words: "it was considered more counsellable to march towards London, it being morally sure that Essex would put himself in their way". Accordingly, the army left Shrewsbury on 12 October, gaining two days' start on the enemy, and moved south-east via
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Ere long, Charles who hitherto had fewer than 1,500 men, was at the head of an army which, though very deficient in arms and equipment, was not greatly inferior in numbers or enthusiasm to that of Parliament. The latter (20,000 strong, exclusive of
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On the other wing, Forth and Wilmot likewise swept away all that they could see of the enemy's cavalry. The undisciplined Royalists of both wings pursued the fugitives in wild disorder up to Kineton, where they were severely handled by
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Finally, some of Charles's own intrigues opportunely came to light. The waverers, seeing the impossibility of plain dealing with the court, rallied again to the party of resistance. The series of negotiations called by the name of the
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was withdrawn from South Wales to engage Hopton, who had to retire into Cornwall. There, however, the Royalist general was free to employ the militia again, and thus reinforced, he won a victory over a part of Stamford's forces at the
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and seeking foreign aid. The militia of the home counties was called out. A second army under Warwick was formed round the nucleus of the London trained bands, and Essex, straining every nerve to regain touch with the enemy, reached
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The Yorkshire gentry made an attempt to neutralise the county, but a local struggle soon began, and Newcastle thereupon prepared to invade Yorkshire. The whole of the south and east, as well as parts of the
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Parliament, alarmed for its own safety, sent repeated orders to Essex to find the King and bring him to battle. Alarm gave place to determination, when it was discovered that Charles was enlisting
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the effect of Rupert's charge (amongst them, Captain Oliver Cromwell's), were the only cavalry still present. They now joined with decisive effect in the attack on the left of the royal infantry.
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About the same time, Hertford, no longer opposed by Stamford, brought over the South Wales Royalists to Oxford. The fortified area around that place was widened by the capture of
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in the west and Brereton and Gell in the Midlands, though hard pressed, were at any rate in arms and undefeated, Newcastle had failed to conquer West Riding, and Sir
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started in 1642. By the end of the year neither side had succeeded in gaining an advantage, although the King's advance on London was the closest
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either side, however, maintained their order, and the decision of the infantry battle was achieved mainly by a few Parliamentary squadrons.
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Rupert promptly reported the enemy's presence, and his confidence dominated the irresolution of the King, and the caution of the
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it was a victory without having to come to battle, and the tide of invasion having reached this far, ebbed and never returned.
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Hampden, with something of the fire and energy of his cousin, Cromwell, urged Essex to turn both flanks of the Royal army via
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The field fortifications that were hastily thrown up during the summer of 1642 to defend London, were supplemented with the
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en route, and recaptured Lichfield Cathedral. He was, however, soon recalled to Oxford to take part in the main campaign.
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on 2 March, and, though the cathedral soon capitulated, Gell and Brereton were severely handled in the indecisive
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On 13 September, the main campaign opened. The King, to find recruits amongst his sympathisers and arms in the
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constituted a complete defensive ring which was developed by the creation of smaller posts from time to time.
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In the North and West, winter campaigns were actively carried on: "It is summer in Yorkshire, summer in
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valley on London. Negotiations were reopened, and a peace party rapidly formed itself in London and
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Rupert was on the right of the King's army with the greater part of the horse; Lord Lindsey and Sir
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and Staffordshire and was looked on by many as Essex's eventual successor, was killed in besieging
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on 13 November, Essex's two-to-one numerical superiority of itself compelled the King to retire to
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and Oxford were reoccupied by the Royalists, and by 28 October, Charles was marching down the
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of "malignants", entered Gloucestershire early in March, destroyed a small Royalist force at
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Newcastle continued his march southward, however, and gained ground for the King as far as
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During the morning of 23 October 1642, the Royalists formed in battle order on the brow of
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strong, and the temper of both sides made it impossible to postpone the decision. In the
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On 24 October Essex retired, leaving Charles to claim victory and to reap its results.
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to the battlefield, and in the meantime, affairs there had gone badly for the King.
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in the west. In the Midlands, in spite of a Parliamentary victory won by Sir
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Devonshire in November 1642. Subsequently, a Parliamentary army under the
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or Worcester was not within the power of the Parliamentarians of 1642. In
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on 24 March, and secured Bristol and Gloucester for Parliament.
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Around Chester, a new Royalist army was being formed under the
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was from the first, guided and inspired by Colonel Cromwell.
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At this moment, the military situation was as follows: the
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on 19 March, and Prince Rupert, after an abortive raid on
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As a matter of fact, after a slight cannonade at the
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was to be the first of a series of pitched battles.
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First English Civil War
First English Civil War, 1643
First English Civil War, 1644
First English Civil War, 1645
First English Civil War, 1646
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First English Civil War
1642
1st Hull
Marshall's Elm
Portsmouth
Plymouth
Babylon Hill
Powick Bridge
Kings Norton
Edgehill
Aylesbury
Brentford
Turnham Green
Farnham Castle
Piercebridge
Tadcaster
1st Exeter
Muster Green
1st Bradford
Chichester
1643
Braddock Down

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