the Battle of Edgehill
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(the) Battle of Edgehill — the Battle of Edgehill [the Battle of Edgehill] the first important battle of the ↑English Civil War, fought in ↑Warwickshire in 1642. Neither side really won … Useful english dictionary
Battle of Edgehill — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Edgehill partof=the First English Civil War date=October 23, 1642 place=Edge Hill, Warwickshire result=Inconclusive combatant1=Royalists combatant2=Parliamentarians commander1=Charles I of England,… … Wikipedia
Edgehill — may refer to several places:Near Liverpool a tunnel had to bored through almost a mile and a quarter of solid rockThe entrance to 2250 yard tunnel into Liverpool at Edgehill.*The Battle of Edgehill, a battle in the English Civil War (named after… … Wikipedia
Battle of Brentford (1642) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Brentford partof=the First English Civil War date=November 12, 1642 place=Brentford, Middlesex result=Royalist victory combatant1=Royalists combatant2=Parliamentarians commander1=Prince Rupert… … Wikipedia
Battle of Turnham Green — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Turnham Green partof=the First English Civil War date=13 November 1642 place=Turnham Green, Middlesex result=Parliamentarian victory combatant1=Parliamentarians combatant2=Royalists commander1=Earl of… … Wikipedia
Edgehill, Battle of — ▪ English history (Oct. 23, 1642), first battle of the English Civil Wars, in which forces loyal to the English Parliament, commanded by Robert Devereux, 3rd earl of Essex (Essex, Robert Devereux, 3rd earl of, Viscount Hereford Lord Ferrers … Universalium
Battle of the Dunes (1658) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of the Dunes partof=the Franco Spanish War Anglo Spanish War caption= La bataille des dunes by Charles Philippe Larivière. date=June 14, 1658 place=near Dunkirk, France result=Allied victory… … Wikipedia
Battle of Marston Moor — Part of English Civil War The Battle of Marston Moor, by J. Barker … Wikipedia
Battle of Powick Bridge — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Powick Bridge partof=the First English Civil War date=September 23, 1642 place=Worcester result=Royalist victory combatant1=Royalists combatant2=Parliamentarians commander1=Prince Rupert of the Rhine… … Wikipedia
Edgehill — A locational name which derives from one of the villages named Edgehill, (the one in Warwickshire being famous for the first Battle of the Civil War in 1642), or from residence at a house on the edge of a hill. Like most locational names, the… … Surnames reference
