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Edgehill, battle of
Edgehill, battle of, 1642. Edgehill was the opening battle of the English Civil War. After raising his standard at Nottingham in August 1642, Charles I embarked on a recruiting march in the west midlands, while Parliament gathered an army under Essex to face him. Charles began an advance towards London from Shrewsbury, via Bridgnorth and Wolverhampton. Essex shadowed him across from Worcester to Warwick to intercept. The royalists slipped past him but on 23 October turned to fight on the steep slopes of Edgehill, outside Banbury. Each side had about 12,000 men. Prince Rupert's cavalry had much the better of the exchanges, but the parliamentary infantry stood firm, allowing both sides to claim victory. The road to London was left open for the king but his leisurely advance by way of Oxford gave his opponents time to regroup and look to their defences.
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JOHN CANNON. "Edgehill, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Edgehill, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Edgehillbattleof.html JOHN CANNON. "Edgehill, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Edgehillbattleof.html |
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Edgehill, battle of
Edgehill, battle of, 1642. Edgehill was the opening battle of the English Civil War. After raising his standard at Nottingham in August, Charles I embarked on a recruiting march in the west midlands, while Parliament gathered an army under Essex to face him. Charles began an advance towards London. Essex shadowed him. The royalists slipped past but on 23 October turned to fight on the steep slopes of Edgehill, outside Banbury. Prince Rupert's cavalry had the better of the exchanges, but the parliamentary infantry stood firm. The road to London was open for the king but his leisurely advance gave his opponents time to regroup.
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JOHN CANNON. "Edgehill, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Edgehill, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Edgehillbattleof.html JOHN CANNON. "Edgehill, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Edgehillbattleof.html |
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Edgehill, Battle of
Edgehill, Battle of (23 October 1642) The first battle of the ENGLISH CIVIL WAR. Charles I's Royalists, marching south from Shrewsbury, with the eventual aim of recapturing London, clashed with the Parliamentarians under the 3rd Earl of ESSEX, at Edgehill, near Warwick. Prince RUPERT and his Royalist cavalry gained an early advantage, but the brunt of the fighting was borne by both infantries. Darkness, and the exhaustion of the troops ended the struggle, with no clear victor and heavy losses on both sides.
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"Edgehill, Battle of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Edgehill, Battle of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-EdgehillBattleof.html "Edgehill, Battle of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-EdgehillBattleof.html |
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Edgehill, Battle of
Edgehill, Battle of the first pitched battle of the English Civil War (1642), fought at the village of Edgehill in the west Midlands. The Parliamentary army attempted to halt the Royalist army's march on London; the battle ended with no clear winner and with heavy losses on both sides.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Edgehill, Battle of." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Edgehill, Battle of." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-EdgehillBattleof.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Edgehill, Battle of." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-EdgehillBattleof.html |
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Edgehill, Battle of
Edgehill, Battle of (October 23, 1642) First encounter of Parliamentarians and Royalists in the English Civil War, near Banbury, Oxfordshire. The Royalists were outnumbered (11,000 men to the Parliamentarians' 13,000), but the result was to their advantage.
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"Edgehill, Battle of." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Edgehill, Battle of." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-EdgehillBattleof.html "Edgehill, Battle of." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-EdgehillBattleof.html |
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