Prince Rupert’s Oxfordshire raid of June 1643

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Prince Rupert’s Oxfordshire raid of June 1643 was a swift Royalist cavalry incursion during the First English Civil War aimed at disrupting Parliamentarian forces and communications in Oxfordshire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cavalry operation
military raid
aimedAt weakening Parliamentarian control in Oxfordshire
associatedFaction Royalist cause
associatedPerson King Charles I of England NERFINISHED
belligerent Parliamentarians
Royalists NERFINISHED
commander Prince Rupert of the Rhine NERFINISHED
conflict First English Civil War NERFINISHED
conflictType internal conflict in England
country Kingdom of England
date June 1643
historicalEra Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period
historicalPeriod 17th century
intendedEffect disrupt enemy communications
harass enemy forces
location Oxfordshire NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Royalist cavalry
objective disrupt Parliamentarian communications in Oxfordshire
disrupt Parliamentarian forces in Oxfordshire
opponent Parliamentarian forces in Oxfordshire
opposingFaction Parliamentarian cause
partOf Royalist war effort in the First English Civil War
relatedTo Oxford as Royalist capital
result Royalist tactical success
sideSupported King Charles I NERFINISHED
strategy swift cavalry incursion
tacticalCharacteristic hit-and-run operations
rapid movement
theatre English Civil War operations in southern England
typeOfWarfare cavalry raid

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Battle of Chalgrove Field partOf Prince Rupert’s Oxfordshire raid of June 1643
Battle of Chalgrove Field campaign Prince Rupert’s Oxfordshire raid of June 1643
this entity surface form: Oxford campaign of 1643