Second Battle of Newbury
1644 battle of the First English Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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51.414°N 1.335°W / 51.414; -1.335
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Second Battle of Newbury | |||||||
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Part of First English Civil War | |||||||
Site of the battle, now Donnington Grove Country Club | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Royalists | Parliamentarians | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Charles I Prince Maurice |
Earl of Essex Earl of Manchester Sir William Waller | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
8,500 3,500 cavalry 5,000 infantry |
19,000 7,000 cavalry 12,000 infantry | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,500 | 2,000 |
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The Second Battle of Newbury was a battle of the First English Civil War fought on 27 October 1644, in Speen, adjoining Newbury in Berkshire. The battle was fought close to the site of the First Battle of Newbury, which took place in late September the previous year.
The combined armies of Parliament inflicted a tactical defeat on the Royalists, but failed to gain any strategic advantage.