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First Newbury 1643 - The Turning Point

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Campaign Series - 1500 - 1700 A.D.

Last Stocked on 7/3/2023

Product Info

Title
First Newbury 1643 - The Turning Point
Publisher
Category
Author
Keith Roberts
Publish Year
2003
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.5x9.5x.3"
NKG Part #
2147394106
MFG. Part #
OSPCAM116
Type
Softcover
Series
CAM116

Description

The battle of Newbury was the turning point of the English Civil War. By August 1643 the King’s cause was very much in the ascendant. Parliament armies had been crushed at Adwalton Moor and Roundway Down and the Royalists had taken Bristol. When they summoned Gloucester to surrender on 10 August the city’s only hope was a Parliament relief army. The London Trained Bands joined the Earl of Essex’s expedition and when battle was joined at Newbury the Londoners more than held their own against the best of the King’s cavalry. With the citizens of London so firmly committed to Parliament’s cause and the King’s cavalry no longer invincible the balance of power had shifted irretrievably.

Contents:

Origins of the Campaign
Edgehill to Gloucester
Opposing Plans
The Siege of Gloucester
Opposing Commanders
Opposing Armies - changes since 1642
The London regiments
The Campaign
The Battle of Newbury
Aftermath
The Battlefield today
Bibliography
Index