Third English Civil War

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The Third English Civil War (1649–1651) was the final phase of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, in which Royalist forces under Charles II were ultimately defeated by the Parliamentarian regime, leading to the consolidation of the English Commonwealth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil war
war
cause Royalist attempt to restore the monarchy under Charles II
rejection of the regicide and the English Commonwealth by Royalists and many Scots
chronologicalOrder third English Civil War in sequence
conflictResult Parliamentarian victory
consolidation of the English Commonwealth
defeat of Royalist forces
conflictType internal conflict
country England
Ireland
Scotland
endTime 1651
follows Second English Civil War
hasAftermath completion of Parliamentarian control over England, Scotland and Ireland
flight of Charles II to continental Europe
military occupation of Scotland by Parliamentarian forces
strengthening of the Commonwealth of England
hasCommander Charles II of England
David Leslie, Lord Newark
George Monck
John Lambert
Oliver Cromwell
Thomas Fairfax
hasMainBelligerent Parliamentarians
Royalists
hasPart Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
English campaign of 1651
Scottish campaign of 1650
hasSignificantBattle Battle of Carbisdale
Battle of Dunbar (1650)
Battle of Inverkeithing
Battle of Worcester
hasSignificantEvent Charles II invasion of England in 1651
execution of Charles I
proclamation of Charles II as King of Scots
location England
Ireland
Scotland
opposingForce English Commonwealth
Royalist Scottish army
partOf Wars of the Three Kingdoms
significantPlace Carbisdale
Dunbar
Inverkeithing
Worcester
startTime 1649
temporalContext Interregnum (England)


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