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20th September 1643, was the date of the 'first Battle of Newbury'. It took place in Enborne and Wash Common adjoining Newbury.
The first Battle of Newbury was between Parliamentary forces under Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, and Royalist forces under King Charles, accompanied by Prince Rupert and Sir Jacob Astley.
Both sides were evenly matched. Essex had 10,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry. Charles had around 8,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry. Both sides had around 20 artillery pieces.
Essex secured positions on the hill overlooking the battlefield, and made better use of the ground, despite the fact that the royalists had arrived at Newbury ahead of them.
The royalists were unable to dislodge the infantry from their positions on the hill, despite the fact that they succeeded in routing the parlimentarian cavalry.
The battle carried on throughout the day. Neither side won a clear advantage, and King Charles withdrew his forces to oxford, rejecting his advisors' suggestions that the battle should be continued into a second day.
Between them, both sides lost 3,500 men. The royalists came off the worst.
King Charles lost his Secretary of State, Viscount Falkland in the battle, whilst the Earl of Carnarvon and the Earl of Sunderland were both killed.
The first Battle of Newbury was between Parliamentary forces under Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, and Royalist forces under King Charles, accompanied by Prince Rupert and Sir Jacob Astley.
Both sides were evenly matched. Essex had 10,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry. Charles had around 8,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry. Both sides had around 20 artillery pieces.
Essex secured positions on the hill overlooking the battlefield, and made better use of the ground, despite the fact that the royalists had arrived at Newbury ahead of them.
The royalists were unable to dislodge the infantry from their positions on the hill, despite the fact that they succeeded in routing the parlimentarian cavalry.
The battle carried on throughout the day. Neither side won a clear advantage, and King Charles withdrew his forces to oxford, rejecting his advisors' suggestions that the battle should be continued into a second day.
Between them, both sides lost 3,500 men. The royalists came off the worst.
King Charles lost his Secretary of State, Viscount Falkland in the battle, whilst the Earl of Carnarvon and the Earl of Sunderland were both killed.
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