18 September 1643
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
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Newbury in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
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
Fights for the defeated Royalists
Charles fights Essex's army at the inconclusive First Battle of Newbury.
Charles fights Essex's army at the inconclusive First Battle of Newbury.
Fights at the Battle of Newbury
Commander for the Royalists at the 2nd Battle of Newbury
Charles I escapes after the Second Battle of Newbury despite Parliamentarian attempts to trap his army.
Cromwell fights at Second Newbury and later urges a stronger pursuit of the withdrawing Royalist army.
Cromwell criticises missed opportunities after the Parliamentarian attack fails to destroy the king's army.
Skippon's infantry helps recover artillery lost earlier in Cornwall during Parliament's attack at Second Newbury.
Waller shares command in the Parliamentarian attack at Second Newbury and later argues for stronger pursuit of the King.
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