Prince Rupert’s Oxfordshire raid of June 1643

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Prince Rupert’s Oxfordshire raid of June 1643 was a swift Royalist cavalry incursion during the First English Civil War aimed at disrupting Parliamentarian forces and communications in Oxfordshire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cavalry operation ⓘ
military raid ⓘ
aimedAt weakening Parliamentarian control in Oxfordshire ⓘ
associatedFaction Royalist cause ⓘ
associatedPerson King Charles I of England ⓘ
belligerent Parliamentarians ⓘ
Royalists ⓘ
commander Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ
conflict First English Civil War ⓘ
linked to: English Civil War
conflictType internal conflict in England ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
date June 1643 ⓘ
historicalEra Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period
historicalPeriod 17th century ⓘ
intendedEffect disrupt enemy communications ⓘ
harass enemy forces ⓘ
location Oxfordshire ⓘ
militaryBranch Royalist cavalry ⓘ
objective disrupt Parliamentarian communications in Oxfordshire ⓘ
disrupt Parliamentarian forces in Oxfordshire ⓘ
opponent Parliamentarian forces in Oxfordshire ⓘ
opposingFaction Parliamentarian cause ⓘ
partOf Royalist war effort in the First English Civil War ⓘ
relatedTo Oxford as Royalist capital ⓘ
result Royalist tactical success ⓘ
sideSupported King Charles I ⓘ
strategy swift cavalry incursion ⓘ
tacticalCharacteristic hit-and-run operations ⓘ
rapid movement ⓘ
theatre English Civil War operations in southern England ⓘ
typeOfWarfare cavalry raid ⓘ

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Battle of Chalgrove Field → partOf → Prince Rupert’s Oxfordshire raid of June 1643 ⓘ
Battle of Chalgrove Field → campaign → Oxford campaign of 1643 ⓘ
linked to: Prince Rupert’s Oxfordshire raid of June 1643