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The 1st English Civil War
War Name : The 1st English Civil War
Date(s) : 22 August 1642 - 05 May 1646
Part of : The Civil Wars of the Three Kingdoms ,
Summary
A dispute between the Crown and Parliament over 'divine right' lead to a bloody civil war splitting the country down the middle regardless of class.
Also includes the following
- Action at Marshalls Elm 04 August 1642
- Portsmouth, The Seige of 06 August 1642 - 07 September 1642
- Seige of Sherborne Castle 02 September 1642 - 06 September 1642
- Skirmish at Babylon Hill 07 September 1642
- Powick Bridge 23 September 1642
- Edgehill 23 October 1642
- Action at Brentford 12 November 1642
- Farnham Castle 01 December 1642
- Action at Tadcaster 06 December 1642 - 07 December 1642
- Braddock Down 19 January 1643
- Leeds 23 January 1643
- Newark, first seige of 27 February 1643 - 28 February 1643
- Hopton Heath 19 March 1643
- Seacroft Moor 30 March 1643
- Grantham 13 May 1643
- Stratton 16 May 1643
- Storming of Wakefield 21 May 1643
- Chalgrove Field 18 June 1643
- Adwalton Moor 30 June 1643
- Lansdown 05 July 1643
- Roundway Down 13 July 1643
- Aldbourne Chase 18 September 1643
- First Battle of Newbury 20 September 1643
- Nantwich 25 January 1644
- Newark, second seige and battle of 29 February 1644 - 21 March 1644
- Cheriton 29 March 1644
- Selby 10 April 1644
- The seige of York 21 April 1644 - 15 July 1644
- Cropredy Bridge 29 June 1644
- Marston Moor 02 July 1644
- Lostwithiel 31 August 1644
- Operations in Scotland 1645 01 September 1644 - 13 September 1645
- Second Battle of Newbury 27 October 1644
- Leicester 31 May 1645
- Naseby 14 June 1645
- Langport 10 July 1645
- Newark, third seige of 26 November 1645 - 08 May 1646
- Stow-on-the-Wold 21 March 1646
