Battle of Maidstone
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The Battle of Maidstone was a 1648 engagement in Kent during the Second English Civil War, in which Royalist forces were defeated by Parliamentarian troops, helping to secure Parliamentary control in the conflict.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Maidstone canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Storming of Maidstone ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Second English Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
New Model Army campaign of 1648
|
| belligerent |
Parliamentarians
ⓘ
Royalists ⓘ |
| campaign | Kentish uprising of 1648 ⓘ |
| combatant |
New Model Army
ⓘ
Royalist forces in Kent ⓘ |
| commander | Thomas Fairfax ⓘ |
| commanderSide |
Earl of Norwich – Royalist
ⓘ
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Fairfax – Parliamentarian
|
| conflict | Second English Civil War ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| date | 1 June 1648 ⓘ |
| effect | strengthened Parliamentary control in Second English Civil War ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Parliamentarian reconquest of Kent
ⓘ
suppression of Royalist risings in south‑east England ⓘ |
| foughtIn | urban terrain ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
English Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
English Civil Wars
|
| houseToHouseFighting | true ⓘ |
| location |
Kent
ⓘ
Maidstone ⓘ |
| notableFor | intense street fighting ⓘ |
| objective | Parliamentarian suppression of Royalist uprising in Kent ⓘ |
| outcome | collapse of organised Royalist resistance in Kent ⓘ |
| partOf | Second English Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Kent Royalist revolt of May 1648 ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| result | Parliamentarian victory ⓘ |
| shortDescription | 1648 battle in Maidstone, Kent, during the Second English Civil War ⓘ |
| sideLost | Royalists ⓘ |
| sideWon | Parliamentarians ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Maidstone, Kent, England
ⓘ
surface form:
Maidstone town
|
| tookPlaceNear | River Medway ⓘ |
| year | 1648 ⓘ |
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