English Civil Wars

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English Civil Wars (1642 - 1651)

Date(s):

1642 - 1651

Description:

The English Civil Wars were fought from 1642 to 1651 between the Royalist forces led King Charles I and the Parliamentarians. The first phase ended in 1646 after the New Model army defeated the Royalist forces at Naseby. The second phase ended in 1649 and the same year King Charles was beheaded. In 1651 the final series of conflicts ended with the abolishment of the monarchy and the establishment of a protectorate under Oliver Cromwell.

Principal Battles:

1642 Edgehill (23 Oct 1642) Draw
1642 Brentford (12 Nov 1642)
1642 Turnerham Green (13 Nov 1642)
1643 Grantham (23 Mar 1643)
1643 Stratton (16 May 1643)
1643 Chalgrove Field (18 Jun 1643)
1643 Adwalton Moor (30 Jun 1643)
1643 Lansdowne (5 Jul 1643)
1643 Roundway Down (13 Jul 1643)
1643 Newbury I (20 Sep 1643)
1643 Winceby (11 Oct 1643)
1644 Nantwich (25 Jan 1644)
1644 Cheriton (29 Mar 1644)
1644 Selby (11 Apr 1644)
1644 Cropredy Bridge (29 Jun 1644)
1644 Marston Moor (2 Jul 1644)
1644 Tippermuir (1 Sep 1644)
1644 Lostwithiel (2 Sep 1644)
1644 Aberdeen (13 Sep 1644)
1644 Newbury II (27 Oct 1644)
1645 Stow-on-the-Wold ( 1645)
1645 Inverlochy (2 Feb 1645)
1645 Auldearn (9 May 1645)
1645 Leicester (31 May 1645) Royalist victory
1645 Naseby (14 Jun 1645) Parliamentarian victory
1645 Alford (2 Jul 1645)
1645 Langport (10 Jul 1645)
1645 Kilsyth (15 Aug 1645)
1645 Phillipaugh (13 Sep 1645)
1646 Torrington (16 Feb 1646)
1648 Preston (17 Aug 1648)
1649 Drogheda (10 Sep 1649)
1649 Wexford (11 Oct 1649)
1650 Carbisdale (27 Apr 1650)
1650 Dunbar (3 Sep 1650)
1651 Worcester (3 Sep 1651)

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