THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR: A People Divided

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THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR: THE BATTLE OF EDGEHILL

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civil war

War between rival groups within the same country.


From the Hutchinson Encyclopedia of World History. © Research Machines plc [2006] All Rights Reserved, Helicon Publishing is a division of Research Machines.
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11 July 1863

President Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, which legally frees all of the African American slaves in Confederate states. Though the Proclamation affects few slaves immediately, it encourages others to escape. For more, see our in-depth article on the American Civil War.

4 January 1642
Under the orders of King Charles I, armed soldiers enter Parliament. The English Civil War started shortly afterwards.
6 January
9 January 1861

In a precursor to the start of the Civil War in America, a Union merchant ship, the ‘Star of the West’, is fired upon as it tries to bring supplies to Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor.

10 January 49BC

On this day, Julius Caesar is thought to have crossed the Rubicon, signalling the start of the Civil War.

11 January 1945

A truce is negotiated between the British-backed Democratic National Army and the communist rebel National Liberation Front during the Greek Civil War.

16 January 1992
The Chapultepec Peace Accords are signed in Mexico City, which brings an end to the civil war in El Salvador.
17 January 1648
In England, ‘The Vote of No Address’ is passed by the Long Parliament. Negotiations with King Charles I are ended and the second phase of the English Civil War begins.
22 January
26 January 1939

Spanish Civil War: Barcelona falls to the forces of General Franco.

31 January 1945

World War II: Pvt. Eddie Slovik becomes the first American soldier since the Civil War to be executed for desertion.

4 February
8 February 1918
The United States Army resumes publication of the military newsletter 'Stars and Stripes', first published during the American civil war.
13 February
9 March 1862
American Civil War: the Battle of Hampton Roads - the first battle between ironclad ships.
10 March
28 March 1939
End of Spanish civil war
4 April 1964
Civil war starts in Cyprus between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.
7 April
9 April 1865
Confederate General Robert E.Lee surrenders to General Grant in Virginia bringing the American Civil War to a close.
11 April 1644
English Civil War: the Battle of Selby ends with a victory for the Parliamentarian forces commanded by Sir Thomas Fairfax over the Royalists.
12 April 1861
The American Civil War, between 23 Northern States and 11 from the Southern Confederacy begins with the siege of Fort Sumter in South Carolina.
13 April
17 April 1974
End of the Civil War in Cambodia.
20 April
23 April 1661
Charles II is crowned King of England - completing the restoration of the monarchy. His father, Charles I, had been beheaded by Oliver Cromwell following the English Civil War.
28 April
8 May 1660
Charles II is proclaimed King of England. Restoration of the monarchy after the English Civil War and the reign of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector.
10 May 1865
Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, is captured by Union troops during the American Civil War.
19 May
24 May 1993
Eritrea wins its independence from Ethiopia after a 32 year civil war
26 May 1865
The end of the American Civil War with the Confederate Army surrendering to the Union Army at Shreveport near New Orleans.
4 June 1647
Roundhead troops capture King Charles I of England - ending the English Civil War with the Royalists defeated.
8 June
11 June 1976
Angolan authorities put 13 mercenary soldiers on trial accused of fighting for the FNLA during the country's civil war. All are executed in July.
14 June 1645
English Civil War: Battle of Naseby, Northamptonshire. Parliamentary forces commanded by Oliver Cromwell defeat the Royalist troops of Charles I despite being heavily outnumbered.
19 June
20 June
21 June
25 June 1646
The English Civil War: the Royalist city of Oxford surrenders to the Parliamentary forces - effectively bringing the war to an end.
1 July 1863
American Civil War: Start of three day Battle of Gettysburg with Confederate troops, led by General Robert E.Lee, launching the first attack.
2 July 1644
English Civil War: The Battle of Marston Moor. The first victory of the war for the Parliamentary forces with Cromwell's Roundhead Army defeating the Royalist Cavaliers, commanded by Prince Rupert.
3 July 1863
American Civil War: The end of the battle of Gettysburg with defeat for the Confederate Army by the Union Army commanded by General Meade.
4 July 1863
American Civil War: Union forces defeat the Confederates at the Battle of Vicksburg.
6 July 1967
Start of a civil war in Nigeria following a declaration of independence by Biafra.
7 July 1994
North Yemeni forces capture Aden to bring an end to the two-month civil war.
9 July
13 July 1643
English Civil War: An early success for Royalist forces with a victory over Parliamentary Army at Roundway Down.
17 July 1936
Start of the Spanish Civil War when the army, led by General Franco, revolts against the country's Republican Government.
21 July 1861
American Civil War: The First Battle of Bull Run - with victory for the Confederates over the Union.
22 August 1642
Beginning of the English Civil War - between supporters' of King Charles I (Royalists or Cavaliers) and of Parliament (Roundheads), when the King raises his standard at Nottingham.
28 August
30 August 1862
American Civil War: Confederate commander 'Stonewall' Jackson leads his troops to victory against the Union at the Second Battle of Bull Run in Virginia.
1 September 1864
American Civil War: Confederate troops abandon the city of Atlanta, in Georgia which is occupied by the Unionists the following day.
2 September 1864
During the American Civil War, Union forces commanded by General William Sherman, occupy Atlanta, Georgia.
3 September 1651
Battle of Worcester during the English Civil War. Defeat for the Royalist supporters of Charles II by the Parliamentary army commanded by Oliver Cromwell.
7 September 1991
Brokered by the European Commission, peace talks to end the Yugoslav Civil War get underway in The Hague, Netherlands.
12 September
15 September 1974
The begining of the civil war between Christians and Muslims in Beirut.
23 September
26 September
14 October
23 October 1642
The Battle of Edgehill, in the Cotswolds - the first major battle of the English Civil War between King Charles I of England and Parliament.
2 November
16 November 1920
Bolsheviks defeat the White Russians in the Crimea ending Russia's Civil War.
23 November 1863
American Civil War: Confederate forces are defeated by the Union Army at Chattanooga in Tennesse.
8 December
10 December
13 December 1862
American Civil War: Confederate forces, commanded by Robert E Lee, defeat the Union Army at Fredericksburg.
22 December 1864
American Civil War: Union commander W.T.Sherman occupies Savannah, Georgia after Confederate forces surrender.
 
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