Capture of Wakefield
Helps command the Parliamentary foot as Thomas Fairfax captures Wakefield
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Historical records for England in 1643
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May
Capture of Wakefield
Senior Royalist Commander at Wakefield when it is capturd by Thomas Fairfax
Capture of Wakefield
Comes to the aid of the Royalist garrison but it is captured by Thomas Fairfax
Capture of Wakefield
Senior Royalist Commander at Wakefield when it is capturd by Thomas Fairfax
June
Battle of Chalgrove Field
Defeated & killed by Royalists
Pursuit of Prince Rupert
Hampden joins the hurried Parliamentarian pursuit of Prince Rupert's raiding column before the fighting at Chalgrove.
Wounding at Chalgrove
Hampden is mortally wounded in the shoulder during the Parliamentarian cavalry defeat at Chalgrove.
Death at Thame
Hampden dies at Thame from wounds received six days earlier during the Battle of Chalgrove.
Arrest at Beverley
Hotham is captured near Beverley after attempts to negotiate with Royalist commanders bring his loyalty under suspicion.
Battle of Adwalton Moor
The Parliamentary forces are driven back to Hull. Defeats a Parliamentary force under Lord Fairfax. After the Battle of Adwalton Moor the royalists occupy the West Riding of Yorkshire
Battle of Adwalton Moor
Fairfax fights in the Parliamentarian defeat at Adwalton Moor and withdraws as Royalist power expands across Yorkshire.
Battle of Adwalton Moor
The Parliamentary forces are driven back to Hull. Defeated by the Royalists near Bradford. After the Battle of Adwalton Moor the royalists occupy the West Riding of Yorkshire
July
Battle of Lansdown
Defeated by the Royalists under Hopton
Battle of Roundway Down
Defeated by the Royalists under Lord Wilmot. Defeat by the Royalists under the Earl of Rochester
Capture of York
Helps capture York for the Parliamentarians
Siege of Burghley
Leads a successful siege in Northamptonshire against the Countess of Essex
Surrender of Bristol
Fiennes surrenders Bristol after the Royalist assault.
Battle of Gainsborough
Wins a victory over Royalist forces
Battle of Gainsborough
Cromwell helps relieve Gainsborough and drives Royalist cavalry from the field.
Death of Charles Cavendish
Cavendish is killed after Royalist cavalry are routed near Gainsborough.
Governor
Receives news from Parliament that he has been appointed Governor of the Isle of Ely
Bristol Defence
Fiennes commands Bristol before surrendering the city to Royalists.
Capture of Bath
Forced to evacuate Bath after being defeated by the Royalists at Lansdown
Governor
Appointed Governor of Hull
August
Mobilization
Parliament issues instructions for the impressment of 22,000 in London & the east
New Model Army
Parliament issues instructions for the impressment of 22,000 in London & the east
Capture of Bristol
Breaks through at Brandon Hill followed by the surrender of Bristol to the Royalists
Eastern Association
Manchester leads the Eastern Association army as Parliament builds power in East Anglia.
Mission to Scotland
Vane serves among Parliament's commissioners in Scotland seeking military cooperation against the Royalists.
Siege of Gloucester
Massey directs Gloucester's defence after the Royalist army begins its major siege of the Parliamentarian city.
Solemn League Drafting
Vane helps negotiate the Anglo-Scottish agreement that develops into the Solemn League and Covenant.
September
Relief of Gloucester
Massey holds Gloucester until the approach of Essex's relief army forces the Royalists to abandon the siege.
Siege of Gloucester
Fails to capture Gloucester
Expulsion from Commons
The House of Commons expels Hotham and sends him to the Tower while his conduct at Hull is investigated.
Peace
Agrees a truce with the Confederate Irish on behalf of the King
Rebellion of Irish
Signs a truce with the Irish rebels to free his troops for service in England
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
Siege of Reading
Devereux defeats a Royalist force at Newburn & is able to move on to Reading
Battle of Newbury, 1st
Fights for the defeated Royalists
First Battle of Newbury
Charles fights Essex's army at the inconclusive First Battle of Newbury.
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