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1642 Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. A precursor to English Civil War.
1643 First Battle of Middlewich in the English Civil War. During this battle the Roundheads routed the Cavaliers at Middlewich in Cheshire, England.
1644 At English Civil War Battle of Nantwich the Parliamenterians defeated the Royalists, allowing them to end the six week Siege of Nantwich in Cheshire, England.
1645 English Civil War: Uxbridge armistice talks failed.
1645 Siege of Raglan Castle during the English Civil War
1645 English Civil War: Fairfax appointed Commander-in-Chief.
1645 English Civil War: Armistice talks opened at Uxbridge.
1645 English Civil War: New Model Army is founded officially
1645 English Civil War: Prince Rupert left Oxford for Bristol.
1645 English Civil War: 150 Irish soldiers bound for service with King Charles, were captured at sea by parliamentarians who celebrated St George's Day by joyfully killing them all at Pembroke.
1645 English Civil War: Prince Rupert' army took sacked Leicester
1645 English Civil War: Cromwell confirmed as Lieutenant-General of Cavalry.
1645 English Civil War: Battle of Naseby - 12,000 Royalist forces are beaten by 15,000 Parliamentarian soldiers
1645 English Civil War - the Royalists lose Carlisle.
1645 English Civil War: Cromwell won the Battle of Langport, Somerset.
1645 English Civil War: Prince Rupert surrendered Bristol.
1645 English Civil War: Parliamentarians defeated Royalist cavalry at the Battle of Rowton Heath.
1645 English Civil War: Final crushing of Basing house begun.
1645 English Civil War The re-fortification of Bourne, Lincolnshire castle against threatened Royalist attack, was begun.
1648 Admiral Robert Blake defeats Prince Rupert and the remnants of the Royalist navy in the English Civil War.
1648 England's Long Parliament passes the Vote of No Address, breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene for the second phase of the English Civil War.
1651 English Civil War: Battle of Worcester - Charles II of England is defeated in the last main battle of the war.
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