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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement of the English Civil War
alsoKnownAs Newbury II
linked to: Newbury, Berkshire
belligerent Parliamentarians
Royalists
casualties heavy on both sides
commander Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
King Charles I of England
Oliver Cromwell
Prince Maurice of the Palatinate
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
Sir Henry Balfour
Sir William Waller
conflict First English Civil War
linked to: English Civil War
country Kingdom of England
date 27 October 1644
era 17th century
followedBy Siege of Donnington Castle (1644)
geographicalFeature fought near Donnington Castle
fought near the River Kennet
hasPart fighting around Shaw House
fighting around Wash Common
location Berkshire
England
Newbury
linked to: Newbury, Berkshire
opponent Parliamentarian army
linked to: New Model Army

forces of King Charles I of England
outcome Parliamentarians failed to destroy Royalist main army
Royalist army escaped encirclement
partOf English Civil War
precededBy First Battle of Newbury
primarySourceMention contemporary Parliamentarian accounts
contemporary Royalist accounts
result inconclusive
strategic Parliamentarian advantage
significance contributed to calls for military reform in Parliamentarian ranks
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
Royalist attempt to relieve Donnington Castle
tacticalCharacter hard-fought
indecisive
theatre English mainland
year 1644

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Newbury, Berkshire historicalEvent Second Battle of Newbury
First Battle of Newbury followedBy Second Battle of Newbury
Donnington Castle associatedWithBattle Second Battle of Newbury