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    The battle of Piercebridge was fought on 1 December 1642 in County Durham, England, during the First English Civil War. The Earl of Newcastle was advancing...
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    Piercebridge is a village and civil parish in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of Durham, England. The population of the civil parish...
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  • October Battle of Edgehill 1 December Battle of Piercebridge 7 December Battle of Tadcaster 18 December First Sieges of Bradford (Battle of the Steeple)...
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  • Storming of Farnham Castle – 1642 – First English Civil War, 1642 (First English Civil War) [Wars of the Three Kingdoms] Battle of Piercebridge – 1642 –...
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  • Yorkshire with around 8,000 men, defeating the Parliamentarians at the Battle of Piercebridge, and established himself in York on 3 December. Lord Fairfax had...
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    Second Battle of Newbury was a battle of the First English Civil War fought on 27 October 1644, in Speen, adjoining Newbury in Berkshire. The battle was...
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    Marston York The Battle of Marston Moor was fought on 2 July 1644, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms of 1639–1653. The combined forces of the English Parliamentarians...
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    The Battle of Roundway Down was fought on 13 July 1643 at Roundway Down near Devizes, in Wiltshire during the First English Civil War. Despite being outnumbered...
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    The Battle of Naseby took place on 14 June 1645 during the First English Civil War, near the village of Naseby in Northamptonshire. The Parliamentarian...
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  • Lostwithiel Plymouth Fowey The Battle of Lostwithiel took place over a 13-day period from 21 August to 2 September 1644, around the town of Lostwithiel and along...
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    The First Battle of Newbury was a battle of the First English Civil War that was fought on 20 September 1643 between a Royalist army, under the personal...
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  • The Battle of Nantwich was fought on 25 January 1644 in Cheshire during the First English Civil War. In the battle, Sir Thomas Fairfax in command of a Parliamentarian...
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    Batley The Battle of Adwalton Moor occurred on 30 June 1643 at Adwalton, West Yorkshire, during the First English Civil War. In the battle, the Royalists...
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    26 The Battle of Turnham Green took place on 13 November 1642 near the village of Turnham Green, at the end of the first campaigning season of the First...
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  • The Battle of Tippermuir (also known as the Battle of Tibbermuir) (1 September 1644) was the first battle James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose, fought...
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    The Battle of Edgehill (or Edge Hill) was a pitched battle of the First English Civil War. It was fought near Edge Hill and Kineton in southern Warwickshire...
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    Cropredy Bridge Oxford Abingdon Newbridge Hanwell The Battle of Cropredy Bridge was fought on Saturday 29 June 1644 (9 July 1644 Gregorian) near Banbury...
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    The Battle of Camp Hill, also known as the Battle of Birmingham, took place on Easter Monday, 3 April 1643, in and around Camp Hill, Warwickshire, during...
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    4313°N 2.4010°W / 51.4313; -2.4010 Lansdowne The First English Civil War battle of Lansdowne, or Lansdown, was fought on 5 July 1643, at Lansdowne Hill,...
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  • The Battle of Torrington (16 February 1646) was a decisive battle of the south-western campaign of the First English Civil War and marked the end of Royalist...
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    Langport Taunton Bridgwater Beaminster The Battle of Langport took place on 10 July 1645 during the First English Civil War, near Langport in Somerset...
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    The battle of Powick Bridge was a skirmish fought on 23 September 1642 south of Worcester, England, during the First English Civil War. It was the first...
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    The Battle of Winceby took place on 11 October 1643 during the First English Civil War near the village of Winceby, Lincolnshire. In the battle, a Royalist...
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    50°36′27″N 2°27′19″W / 50.6075°N 2.4553°W / 50.6075; -2.4553 The Battle of Weymouth and the associated Crabchurch Conspiracy occurred in 1645, during...
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    Piercebridge Roman Fort is a scheduled ancient monument situated in the village of Piercebridge on the banks of the River Tees in modern-day County Durham...
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    The Battle of Chalgrove Field took place on 18 June 1643, during the First English Civil War, near Chalgrove, Oxfordshire. It is now best remembered for...
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    / 52.86111°N 3.05524°W / 52.86111; -3.05524 Oswestry Shrewsbury The Battle of Oswestry took place during the First English Civil War on 22–23 June 1644...
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    Inverness Kilchummin The Battle of Inverlochy occurred on 2 February 1645 during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms when a Royalist force of Highlanders and Confederate...
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    Hull Lincoln The Battle of Gainsborough took place during the First English Civil War on 28 July 1643. The strategically important town of Gainsborough,...
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    The Battle of Rowton Heath, also known as the Battle of Rowton Moor, occurred on 24 September 1645 during the English Civil War. Fought by the Parliamentarians...
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