Second Battle of Newbury
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The Second Battle of Newbury was a major engagement of the English Civil War in 1644, where Parliamentarian forces halted King Charles I’s army in a hard-fought but indecisive clash.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Battle of Newbury canonical | 4 |
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Target entity: Second Battle of Newbury Context triple: [Newbury, Berkshire, historicalEvent, Second Battle of Newbury]
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First Battle of Newbury
The First Battle of Newbury was a major engagement of the English Civil War in 1643, where Parliamentarian forces halted the advance of King Charles I’s Royalist army in Berkshire.
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Battle of Sedgemoor
The Battle of Sedgemoor was the final pitched battle fought on English soil, in 1685, where royal forces of King James II crushed the Monmouth Rebellion.
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Battle of Naseby
The Battle of Naseby was a decisive 1645 engagement of the English Civil War in which Parliament’s New Model Army crushed King Charles I’s main field force, effectively turning the tide of the conflict.
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D.
Battle of Marston Moor
The Battle of Marston Moor was a major 1644 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Parliamentarian and Scottish Covenanter forces decisively defeated Royalist troops, effectively ending Royalist control in northern England.
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E.
Battle of Edgehill
The Battle of Edgehill was the first pitched battle of the English Civil War, fought in 1642 between Royalist and Parliamentarian forces and resulting in an indecisive outcome.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Second Battle of Newbury Target entity description: The Second Battle of Newbury was a major engagement of the English Civil War in 1644, where Parliamentarian forces halted King Charles I’s army in a hard-fought but indecisive clash.
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A.
First Battle of Newbury
The First Battle of Newbury was a major engagement of the English Civil War in 1643, where Parliamentarian forces halted the advance of King Charles I’s Royalist army in Berkshire.
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B.
Battle of Sedgemoor
The Battle of Sedgemoor was the final pitched battle fought on English soil, in 1685, where royal forces of King James II crushed the Monmouth Rebellion.
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C.
Battle of Naseby
The Battle of Naseby was a decisive 1645 engagement of the English Civil War in which Parliament’s New Model Army crushed King Charles I’s main field force, effectively turning the tide of the conflict.
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D.
Battle of Marston Moor
The Battle of Marston Moor was a major 1644 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Parliamentarian and Scottish Covenanter forces decisively defeated Royalist troops, effectively ending Royalist control in northern England.
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E.
Battle of Edgehill
The Battle of Edgehill was the first pitched battle of the English Civil War, fought in 1642 between Royalist and Parliamentarian forces and resulting in an indecisive outcome.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the English Civil War ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Newbury, Berkshire
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surface form:
Newbury II
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| belligerent |
Parliamentarians
ⓘ
Royalists ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
ⓘ
Charles I of England ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles I of England
Oliver Cromwell ⓘ Prince Maurice of the Rhine ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Maurice of the Palatinate
Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ Sir Henry Balfour ⓘ Sir William Waller ⓘ |
| conflict |
English Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
First English Civil War
|
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 27 October 1644 ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
English Civil War siege of Donnington Castle
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surface form:
Siege of Donnington Castle (1644)
|
| geographicalFeature |
English Civil War siege of Donnington Castle
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surface form:
fought near Donnington Castle
fought near the River Kennet ⓘ |
| hasPart |
fighting around Shaw House
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fighting around Wash Common ⓘ |
| location |
Berkshire
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England ⓘ Newbury, Berkshire ⓘ
surface form:
Newbury
|
| opponent |
New Model Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliamentarian army
forces of King Charles I of England ⓘ |
| outcome |
Parliamentarians failed to destroy Royalist main army
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Royalist army escaped encirclement ⓘ |
| partOf | English Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Battle of Newbury ⓘ |
| primarySourceMention |
contemporary Parliamentarian accounts
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contemporary Royalist accounts ⓘ |
| result |
inconclusive
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strategic Parliamentarian advantage ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to calls for military reform in Parliamentarian ranks
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helped pave the way for the Self-Denying Ordinance ⓘ helped pave the way for the creation of the New Model Army ⓘ led to criticism of Parliamentarian commanders ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
Parliamentarian attempt to trap the main Royalist field army
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Royalist attempt to relieve Donnington Castle ⓘ |
| tacticalCharacter |
hard-fought
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indecisive ⓘ |
| theatre | English mainland ⓘ |
| year | 1644 ⓘ |
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Subject: Second Battle of Newbury Description of subject: The Second Battle of Newbury was a major engagement of the English Civil War in 1644, where Parliamentarian forces halted King Charles I’s army in a hard-fought but indecisive clash.
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