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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First Battle of Newbury canonical 5
Battle of Newbury (1643) 1

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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