The First Battle of Newbury: Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, commanding the Parliamentary Militia, defeats the Army of England, commanded by Charles I (r. 1625 – 1649).
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Subsequent Events:
References:
Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, four volumes. (London: Cassell, 1956-58), 2:245.