1643 18th September
Battle of Newbury
Devereux defeats a Royalist force at Newburn & is able to move on to Reading. Defeats a Royalist force & is able to move on to Reading
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Battles of Newbury
The two major Berkshire battles of 1643 and 1644. This page combines historical context with 12 matching records drawn directly from the World History Database English Civil War archive.
Historical context
Battles of Newbury: overview and significance
What happened?
Newbury was the scene of two major battles between the king's forces and Parliament. The first followed the relief of Gloucester in 1643, while the second took place during the complex campaigning of 1644.
Why was it important?
Neither battle produced a complete strategic decision, but both demonstrated the difficulty of converting battlefield action into a decisive political or military settlement.
World History Database records
Battles of Newbury timeline
The records below are selected from the 1,090-record English Civil War archive and rendered as static HTML in chronological order.
1643
1643 20th September
Battle of Newbury, 1st
Fights for the defeated Royalists
1643 20th September
First Battle of Newbury
Charles fights Essex's army at the inconclusive First Battle of Newbury.
1643 20th September
First Battle of Newbury
Charles fights Essex's army at the inconclusive First Battle of Newbury.
1644
1644 26th October
Battle of Newbury, 2nd
Commander for the Royalists at the 2nd Battle of Newbury
1644 26th October
Battle of Newbury, 2nd
Fights at the Battle of Newbury
1644 27th October
Second Battle of Newbury
Charles I escapes after the Second Battle of Newbury despite Parliamentarian attempts to trap his army.
1644 27th October
Second Battle of Newbury
Cromwell criticises missed opportunities after the Parliamentarian attack fails to destroy the king's army.
1644 27th October
Second Battle of Newbury
Cromwell fights at Second Newbury and later urges a stronger pursuit of the withdrawing Royalist army.
1644 27th October
Second Battle of Newbury
Skippon's infantry helps recover artillery lost earlier in Cornwall during Parliament's attack at Second Newbury.
1644 27th October
Second Battle of Newbury
Waller shares command in the Parliamentarian attack at Second Newbury and later argues for stronger pursuit of the King.
1644
Capture of Donnington
Captures Donnington Castle north west of Newbury
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Sources and editorial review
Compiled and edited by World History Database.
Historical context is editorial material; the chronology is generated from World History Database English Civil War records.
Last reviewed: September 2026.
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