Battle of Gainsborough

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The Battle of Gainsborough was a 1643 English Civil War engagement in Lincolnshire notable for an early Parliamentarian victory in which Oliver Cromwell’s cavalry distinguished itself.

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instanceOf battle
military engagement
armedForce Parliamentarian Eastern Association forces
Royalist forces of the Earl of Newcastle
belligerent Parliamentarians
Royalists
campaign Royalist campaign in northern and eastern England
casualties included the death of Royalist commander Sir Charles Cavendish
chronology occurred early in Oliver Cromwell’s military career
combatType cavalry engagement
field battle
commander Lord Willoughby of Parham
Oliver Cromwell
Sir Charles Cavendish
linked to: Charles Cavendish
conflict First English Civil War
linked to: English Civil War
controlledTerritoryAfterBattle Gainsborough temporarily held by Parliamentarians
country England
date 28 July 1643
era Stuart period
followedBy Royalist recapture of Gainsborough
geographicalContext took place near the River Trent
hasParticipant Oliver Cromwell
Parliamentarian cavalry
Royalist cavalry
historicalPeriod 17th century
involvedUnit Cromwell’s Ironsides cavalry
location Gainsborough
Lincolnshire
notableFor distinguished performance of Oliver Cromwell’s cavalry
early Parliamentarian victory in Lincolnshire
partOf English Civil War
Parliamentarian operations in the East Midlands
politicalContext struggle between King Charles I and Parliament
precededBy Royalist capture of Gainsborough
relatedEvent Battle of Winceby
Siege of Gainsborough (1643)
result Parliamentarian victory
significance demonstrated effectiveness of Parliamentarian cavalry tactics
helped establish Oliver Cromwell’s reputation as a cavalry commander
tacticalFeature series of cavalry charges and counter-charges
tacticalOutcome Royalist cavalry routed
theatre Lincolnshire campaign of the First English Civil War
year 1643

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Cromwell’s Ironsides cavalry engagedInBattle Battle of Gainsborough
Battle of Gainsborough precededBy Royalist capture of Gainsborough
linked to: Battle of Gainsborough
Eastern Association engagedInBattle Battle of Gainsborough
Eastern Association army notableEngagement Battle of Gainsborough (1643)
linked to: Battle of Gainsborough