Battle of Maidstone

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The Battle of Maidstone was a 1648 engagement in Kent during the Second English Civil War, in which Royalist forces were defeated by Parliamentarian troops, helping to secure Parliamentary control in the conflict.

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Battle of Maidstone canonical 2
Battle of Maidstone (1648) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Storming of Maidstone ⓘ
associatedWith New Model Army campaign of 1648 ⓘ
belligerent Parliamentarians ⓘ
Royalists ⓘ
campaign Kentish uprising of 1648 ⓘ
combatant New Model Army ⓘ
Royalist forces in Kent ⓘ
commander Thomas Fairfax ⓘ
commanderSide Earl of Norwich – Royalist ⓘ
Thomas Fairfax – Parliamentarian ⓘ
conflict Second English Civil War ⓘ
country England ⓘ
date 1 June 1648 ⓘ
effect strengthened Parliamentary control in Second English Civil War ⓘ
followedBy Parliamentarian reconquest of Kent ⓘ
suppression of Royalist risings in south‑east England ⓘ
foughtIn urban terrain ⓘ
historicalPeriod English Civil Wars ⓘ
linked to: English Civil War
houseToHouseFighting true ⓘ
location Kent ⓘ
Maidstone ⓘ
notableFor intense street fighting ⓘ
objective Parliamentarian suppression of Royalist uprising in Kent ⓘ
outcome collapse of organised Royalist resistance in Kent ⓘ
partOf Second English Civil War ⓘ
precededBy Kent Royalist revolt of May 1648 ⓘ
region South East England ⓘ
result Parliamentarian victory ⓘ
shortDescription 1648 battle in Maidstone, Kent, during the Second English Civil War ⓘ
sideLost Royalists ⓘ
sideWon Parliamentarians ⓘ
tookPlaceIn Maidstone town ⓘ
tookPlaceNear River Medway ⓘ
year 1648 ⓘ

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Second English Civil War → hasPart → Battle of Maidstone ⓘ
Kentish uprising of 1648 → notableBattle → Battle of Maidstone ⓘ
Storming of Maidstone → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Maidstone (1648) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Maidstone