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When did Portsmouth fall, to who, and why was it significant? |
-7th September -Surrendered to parliamentary forces -Key fortress and port |
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When was the battle of Edgehill and what was the outcome |
-23rd October 1642 -First pitched battle of the war -Indecisive - both lost similar figures and then retreated - if parliamentary forces had been decisively defeated here that may have ended the civil war |
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Which side had a series of small victories under Prince Rupert of the Rhine 12th-13th November 1642? |
Royalists |
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When was the battle of Braddock Down and what was its significance? |
-19th January 1643 -Secures Cornwall for the Royalists |
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What happened throughout 1643 |
-series of small skirmishes and indecisive battles |
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When was the Solemn League and Covenant agreed, what was its significance and what was it a response to?
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-25th September -Agreement between Scottish Covenanters and English parliamentarians to fight alongisde one another against C1 if the Scottish sysem of church was enforced in England as well -response to Catholic forces from Ireland + continent aiding C1 |
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When was the first battle of newbury, what is the context and what was its outcome? |
-20th September 1643 -Parliament had faced a year of defeats and setbacks -technically a stalemate but a strategic victory forf parliamentarian forces under Essex -halted the advance of Charles' army |
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Date of the battle of Marston Moor and the outcome |
-2nd July 1644 -Parliamentarian forces under Lord Fairfax aided by Scottish Cov. forces defeated C1 in a pitched battle -Leads to the royalists abandoning the north, a major source of manpower -Major turning point in the civil war |
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Battle of Naseby details, date and outcome |
-14th June 1645 -NMA under Fairfax and Cromwell defeat royalist forces -Royalist position becomes hopeless after this |
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When did Charles I surrender to the Scots? |
-6th May 1646 |
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When was Charles handed over to parliament and imprisoned? |
30th January 1647 |
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What are some of the reasons for parliamentary success? |
-Resources -Innovation - NMA and reform -Held much of the South and London - rich, highly populated areas -Alliance with Scots provided a very valuable boost in manpower -Highly effective commanders like fairfax and cromwell -Initial setbacks, however, often outnumbered by Royalists |
