Battle

Battle of Leeds

23 Jan 1643 · 53.80° N, 1.54° W

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When
23 Jan 1643
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
53.80° N, 1.54° W
Description
Battle during the First English Civil War on 23 January 1643, when a Parliamentarian force attacked the Royalist garrison of Leeds, Yorkshire

Battle of Leeds

1643 battle of the English Civil War

The battle of Leeds took place during the First English Civil War on 23 January 1643, when a Parliamentarian force attacked the Royalist garrison of Leeds, Yorkshire. The attack was partly dictated by the need to maintain local support for the Parliamentarian cause; the Earl of Newcastle had recently shifted the balance of power in Yorkshire in the Royalists' favour with the addition of his 8,000-strong army, and sen…

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