First Battle of Newbury

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The First Battle of Newbury was a major engagement of the English Civil War in 1643, where Parliamentarian forces halted the advance of King Charles I’s Royalist army in Berkshire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the English Civil War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Newbury (1643) ⓘ
associatedWithMonarch Charles I of England ⓘ
belligerent Parliamentarians ⓘ
Royalists ⓘ
campaign Royalist 1643 campaign in southern England ⓘ
casualtiesParliamentarian several hundred killed and wounded ⓘ
casualtiesRoyalist several hundred killed and wounded ⓘ
combatant Parliamentarian army ⓘ
Royalist army ⓘ
commander King Charles I of England ⓘ
Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Sir Edward Massie ⓘ
conflict First English Civil War ⓘ
linked to: English Civil War
country England ⓘ
date 20 September 1643 ⓘ
followedBy Second Battle of Newbury ⓘ
historicalSignificance boosted Parliamentarian morale ⓘ
checked Royalist momentum after earlier victories ⓘ
involvedBranch artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
location Berkshire ⓘ
Newbury ⓘ
linked to: Newbury, Berkshire
notableFeature fighting around Round Hill ⓘ
fighting near Wash Common ⓘ
heavy use of infantry and artillery ⓘ
parliamentarianForceStrength approximately 14,000 men ⓘ
parliamentarianLeader Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
parliamentarianLeaderTitle Captain-General of the Parliamentarian forces ⓘ
parliamentarianTactic defensive positioning on high ground ⓘ
partOf English Civil War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Roundway Down ⓘ
result inconclusive ⓘ
strategic Parliamentarian success ⓘ
royalistCavalryCommander Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ
royalistForceStrength approximately 10,000–12,000 men ⓘ
royalistLeader King Charles I of England ⓘ
royalistTactic frontal assaults against Parliamentarian positions ⓘ
strategicObjective Royalist advance towards London ⓘ
strategicOutcome Royalist advance on London halted ⓘ
theatre English Civil War in southern England ⓘ
linked to: English Civil War
tookPlaceNear River Kennet ⓘ
year 1643 ⓘ

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Newbury, Berkshire → historicalEvent → First Battle of Newbury ⓘ
Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland → notableBattle → First Battle of Newbury ⓘ
First Battle of Newbury → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Newbury (1643) ⓘ
linked to: First Battle of Newbury
Second Battle of Newbury → precededBy → First Battle of Newbury ⓘ
Parliamentarians (English Civil War) → notableBattle → Battle of Newbury ⓘ
linked to: First Battle of Newbury
Sir Philip Stapleton → participatedIn → Battle of Newbury ⓘ
linked to: First Battle of Newbury
Eastern Association army → notableEngagement → Battle of Newbury ⓘ
linked to: First Battle of Newbury
English Civil War operations in southern England → hasPart → Battle of Newbury ⓘ
linked to: First Battle of Newbury
English Civil War operations in southern England → hasPart → Battle of Newbury (1643) ⓘ
linked to: First Battle of Newbury