| THE SCENARIOS |
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| Title | Forces
(stands/points) | Summary |
Powick Bridge
23 September 1642 | 13/136 Royalist
vs
16/145 Parliament | Early cavalry/dragoons duel |
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Edgehill
23 October 1642 | 149/1190 Royalist
vs
131/831 Parliament | Royalist army abandons its defensive position to attack inferior Parliamentary army |
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Tadcaster
7 December 1642 | 42/251 Royalist
vs
17/172 Parliament | Flank march catches Parliamentary army unprepared |
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Braddock Down
19 January 1643 | 24/201 Royalist
vs
21/160 Parliament | Narrow hedge-lined lanes mark the escape route if Parliament must retreat from this fight |
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Coleford
7 February 1643 | 21/187 Royalist
vs
7/54 Parliament | Royalists must force small Parliamentary force from the town |
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Hopton Heath
19 March 1643 | 18/263 Royalist
vs
26/196 Parliament | Parliament has the smaller force but the better position; the Royalists have "Roaring Meg." |
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Highnam
27 March 1643 | 23/204 Royalist
vs
13/116 Parliament | Divided Parliamentary force engages superior Royalist force in good position (town and redoubt) |
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Seacroft Moor
30 March 1643 | 21/235 Royalist
vs
16/120 Parliament | Royalist cavalry catch Parliamentary force on the march |
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Ripple Field
13 April 1643 | 23/253 Royalist
vs
19/180 Parliament | Parliamentary force mistakenly engages superior Royalist force; narrow lane
is the only path of retreat |
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Launceston
23 April 1643 | 59/429 Royalist
vs
39/251 Parliament | Parliament must take the hill before Royalist reinforcements make the job impossible |
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Stratton
16 May 1643 | 59/429 Royalist
vs
60/370 Parliament | Parliament holds the high ground |
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Chalgrove Field
18 June 1643 | 30/317 Royalist
vs
26/246 Parliament | Battlefield involves a river and many hedges |
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Adwalton Moor
30 June 1643 | 96/779 Royalist
vs
57/398 Parliament | Desperate Parliamentary army must fight; ground is very broken |
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Lansdown
5 July 1643 | 89/798 Royalist
vs
52/435 Parliament | Inferior Parliamentary force on hill behind earthworks |
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Roundway Down
13 July 1643 | 70/672 Royalist
vs
48/393 Parliament | Fight in the hills, with the Royalist Foot arriving late |
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Gainsborough
28 July 1643 | 21/251 Royalist
vs
26/276 Parliament | Even match outside of Gainsborough village, with rabbit warrens in the hills |
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Newbury I
20 September 1643 | 138/1111 Royalist
vs
109/701 Parliament | Major battle, with Parliament holding Round Hill, a key feature |
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Winceby
11 October 1643 | 57/607 Royalist
vs
52/521 Parliament | Armies deploy on opposite ridges, with the Parliamentary Foot arriving late |
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