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Adwalton Moor, battle of
Adwalton Moor, battle of, 1643. Newcastle and the Fairfaxes were manœuvring in the spring of 1643 for control of Yorkshire. In the battle on Adwalton Moor, 30 June, 5 miles east of Bradford, the royalists outnumbered their opponents and after heavy fighting achieved an important victory. Bradford and Leeds fell immediately and Newcastle settled down to the siege of Hull.
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JOHN CANNON. "Adwalton Moor, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Adwalton Moor, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-AdwaltonMoorbattleof.html JOHN CANNON. "Adwalton Moor, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-AdwaltonMoorbattleof.html |
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JOHN CANNON. "Adwalton Moor, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Adwalton Moor, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-AdwaltonMoorbattleof.html JOHN CANNON. "Adwalton Moor, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-AdwaltonMoorbattleof.html |
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