History – Newcastle's Foote

#375Edgehill: The Battle of Edgehill, 23rd October 1642

fish — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:30:24 +0000

375 years ago today, the Battle of Edgehill took place just outside of Kineton, Warwickshire. It was the first of many pitched battles of the English Civil Wars that took place between 1642 and 1651. Regimental Member Anne has written a follow up to her piece about the road to rebellion that was published a couple of …

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The Road to Rebellion: Why did England go to war with itself?

fish — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 07:38:16 +0000

In just a couple of days time, it will be the 375th Anniversary of the Battle of Edgehill. This was the first pitched battle of the English Civil Wars that took place across the British Isles from 1642 to 1651. Although Edgehill is often considered the start of the wars, there was obviously a series …

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Tankersley Moor: The Lost Battle

fish — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 09:59:56 +0000

In Mrs Newcastle’s somewhat starry eyed biography of her husband, she mentions that his forces defeated a significant Parliamentarian force at Tankersley Moor which is between Sheffield and Barnsley. It is also mentioned in his patent for Marquess. However, there appears to be little further direct evidence on this. Even Peter Newman in his thesis on …

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The Battle of Adwalton Moor – June 1643

fish — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 09:56:00 +0000

Introduction: Following his defeat at Wakefield, Newcastle determined to finish off the Parliament Forces (commanded by Lord Fairfax and his son, Sir Thomas Fairfax) once and for all. He gathered a force of about 7-8000 and marched for the Parliament strongholds of Leeds and Bradford. The Fairfaxes set out to try and catch Newcastle on the march and fight …

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A Potted History of The Marquess of Newcastle’s Regiment of Foote

fish — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 09:52:10 +0000

Histories of the Civil War are readily available which detail either military actions or the careers of individual officers. These can be referred to if you wish to find out more about William Cavendish, Marquess of Newcastle and/or the course of the war in the North. The aim of this section is to give a short …

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