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First Battle of Newbury

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First Battle of Newbury
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First Battle of Newbury is shown as a battlefield on the public map of West Berkshire. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Royalist and Parliamentarian forces fought the First Battle of Newbury in September 1643 during the English Civil War. The battle ended in a tactical draw, but it mattered because it prevented the Royalists from advancing further into southern England, helping to stabilize the Parliamentarian position in the region.

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Date
1643-09-30

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