Events of The First English Civil War 1642-46
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- Events of The First English Civil War 1642-46
- Edgehill Oct 1642
- 1st Earl of Essex commanded Parliament
- King gathered 12000 men to march on London, but stopped at Edgehill
- No decisive victory + King regrouped to march on London
- Turnham Green November 1642
- Prince Rupert's path to London was blocked by the London Militia
- Oxford Treaty January 1643
- Parliamentarians try to negtiate w/ King through HoL
- Terms were a mild version of 19 Propositions (clauses against Papists)
- KIng's correspondence insinuated recruitment of Irish Cath. army
- Charles declines + negotiations failure
- King believes he will win
- Adwalton Moor June 1643
- Royalists take control of Yorkshire
- Roundaway Down July 1643
- Royalists take Bristol and Exeter
- Siege of Gloucester August 1643
- besieged by Royalists
- NEW PHASE OF PARL.
- Used conscription, financial rearrangement (50% more brought in)
- Afraid of KIngs strength
- Earl of Manchester in charge of Eastern Association + promote best soldiers
- 1st Battle of Newbury September 1643
- Gloucester released by Parl (Earl of Essex)
- No one wins or loses
- Solemn League and Covenant September 1643
- Alliamce w/ Scots
- Close to Royalist areas of control
- More men
- Scots want religious change in return (Presbyterian England)
- Scots cross boarder in Januuary 1644
- Pym dies December 1643
- Marston Moor 1644 July
- Parl. Sieze York
- Royalists= 18000 men, Parliamentarians= 27000 men
- Royalists sit down for dinner and Parliamentarians strike
- Cromwell shows efficiency + strategy
- Used propaganda to make Royalists seem weak and Cath.
- Lostwithiel September 1644
- Parl. defeated
- 2nd Battle of Newbury October 1644
- King takes back Oxford
- Parl= should've won but due to internal conflict didn't
- Naseby June 1645
- Decisive battle= NMA out maned Royalists
- King's military defeated
- King's private correspondence found and revealed his want for negotiations but had plans to use Irish Cath. Army
- Edgehill Oct 1642
- NEW PHASE OF PARL.
- Used conscription, financial rearrangement (50% more brought in)
- Afraid of KIngs strength
- Earl of Manchester in charge of Eastern Association + promote best soldiers
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