Battle of Worcester
Leads a Parliamentary force up the River Severn prior to the Battle of Worcester
Role range: 1642-1649
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Richard Deane Biography and Timeline
Follow Richard Deane through 16 dated historical records for England.
Richard Deane, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1651–1653Years on this page
1651
Assault on Powick Bridge
Deane attacks Powick Bridge with Parliamentarian troops, fixing Scottish defenders while Fleetwood seeks another crossing of the Teme.
Role range: 1642-1651
Battle of Worcester
Deane attacks Powick Bridge and finally forces a crossing after Scottish defenders begin retreating toward Worcester.
Role range: 1642-1651
Crossing of Powick Bridge
Deane finally carries Powick Bridge after the Scottish position begins collapsing under pressure from the flanking attack.
Role range: 1642-1651
1652
Dungeness Convoy Strategy Deane
Richard Deane was a English general at sea in the relevant Anglo Dutch naval campaign. Dutch sea operations near Dungeness followed an effort to protect merchant traffic through the Channel during the First Anglo Dutch War.
Role range: 1652-1654
Dungeness English Fleet Clash Deane
Richard Deane was a English general at sea in the relevant Anglo Dutch naval campaign. Tromp and Blake led the opposing fleets in a battle near Dungeness that resulted in an English retreat after fierce fighting.
Role range: 1652-1654
Dungeness Channel Control Deane
Richard Deane was a English general at sea in the relevant Anglo Dutch naval campaign. The Dutch success temporarily improved the passage of merchant shipping through the English Channel before the campaign resumed.
Role range: 1652-1654
1653
Portland Fleet Engagement Deane
Richard Deane served as a English general at sea in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The three day battle near Portland pitted Dutch convoy escorts against an English fleet and culminated in heavy damage to Dutch warships.
Role range: 1652-1654
Portland Convoy Protection Deane
Richard Deane served as a English general at sea in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The fighting centred on Dutch merchant shipping returning through the Channel and the opposing effort to intercept its naval escort.
Role range: 1652-1654
Portland Battle Aftermath Deane
Richard Deane served as a English general at sea in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The Dutch escort preserved part of its merchant convoy although the English fleet gained the advantage in the three day engagement.
Role range: 1652-1654
Harwich Eastern Channel Operations Deane
Richard Deane was a English general at sea during the wider First Anglo Dutch War. The naval operations off the English east coast formed part of the campaign that culminated in the Battle of the Gabbard near the Suffolk coast.
Role range: 1652-1654
Harwich North Sea Fleet Movement Deane
Richard Deane was a English general at sea during the wider First Anglo Dutch War. The fleets manoeuvred in the southern North Sea as England and the Dutch Republic contested maritime communications in June 1653.
Role range: 1652-1654
Harwich Gabbard Campaign Context Deane
Richard Deane was a English general at sea during the wider First Anglo Dutch War. Sources associate the June 1653 engagement with the Gabbard and North Foreland rather than establish an independent major battle at Harwich.
Role range: 1652-1654
Gabbard First Day Fighting Deane
Richard Deane served as a English general at sea in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. On the opening day English and Dutch squadrons fought near the Gabbard shoal while the English made effective use of sustained gunnery.
Role range: 1652-1654
Gabbard Second Day Engagement Deane
Richard Deane served as a English general at sea in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. On the following day renewed English pressure and additional warships contributed to a major Dutch reversal in the North Sea.
Role range: 1652-1654
Gabbard Dutch Fleet Retreat Deane
Richard Deane served as a English general at sea in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The Dutch fleet withdrew after losses in the two day battle, allowing English forces to intensify pressure on Dutch shipping.
Role range: 1652-1654
Records, sources and methodology
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