The first pitched battle of the English War was that of Edgehill, fought on Oct.23,1642.
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The Battle of Edgehill was part of the First English Civil War and took place on October 23, 1642. The total number of deaths was around 1,000. The total number of wounded was approximately 3,000.
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A Roundhead was a soldier who supported the Parliamentarian cause during the English Civil War.They were given this nickname because of their hairstyle. The Royalists/Cavaliers had long hair, often in ringlets, while the Parliamentarians (Puritans and Roundheads) wore their hair short in a pageboy like style.The word Roundhead was not liked by the Parliamentarians and they made it an offence to use it.The round-heads were followers of Parliament in the English civil war
The battle of agincourt English victory over French during Hundred Years War under Henry V of England
The defeat of King Charles II at Worcester in 1651 is the final action in the English Civil war. The Crown was restored in 1660. After the death of King Charles I in 1649, Britain was a Commonwealth, effectively a Republic. In the UK, this is sometimes referred to as the The English Revolution. The first civil war lasted from 1642-45, and led to the rise of the Puritan Commonwealth and the execution of Charles I in 1649. The second civil war lasted roughly from 1655-59, and ended with the restoration of the Stuart monarchy in 1660.