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Adwalton Moor, battle of, 1643. Newcastle and the Fairfaxes were manœuvring in the spring of 1643 for control of Yorkshire. In the battle on Adwalton Moor, 30 June, east of Bradford, the royalists achieved an important victory. Bradford and Leeds fell immediately.
The Battle of Adwalton Moor was a battle in the English Civil War on 30 June 1643.
The site of the battle is high ground near Bradford which is now in an area of urban/rural fringe, (map reference SE2228). Parts of the site are protected as "green belt" or other types of open space. It is the only battlefield recognised by Bradford Metropolitan District Council as falling within its boundaries. There are plaques interpreting the battlefield for the visitor.
| First English Civil War |
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| 1st Hull - Powick Bridge - Edgehill - Aylesbury - Brentford - Turnham Green - Hopton Heath - Chalgrove Field - Bradock Down - Lansdowne - Roundway Down - Sourton Down - Adwalton Moor - Gainsborough - 2nd Hull - Winceby - Reading - Gloucester - 1st Newbury - Alton - Cheriton - Nantwich - Boldon Hill - Newark - York - Bolton - Cropredy Bridge - Marston Moor - Lostwithiel - 2nd Newbury - Taunton - Naseby - Langport - Rowton Heath - Stamford Hill - Stow-on-the-Wold |
The Earl of Newcastle, the Royalist Commander, was marching on Bradford (which was Parliamentarian in sympathy) with 10,000 men. Fairfax, the Parliamentary commander, had 3,000-4,000 men in Bradford. However, despite his inferior numbers, Fairfax came to intercept the Royalist army as Bradford was ill-prepared to resist a siege. The Royalists defeated the Parliamentarians. The battle was of medium term significance, consolidating Royalist control of Yorkshire.
There is a display relating to the battle at Bolling Hall, Bradford, a museum which lies a few miles from the site and was itself a Royalist base. Oakwell Hall is another museum which throws light on the Civil War in Yorkshire: although the hall is situated only walking distance from the battlefield, it falls outside the boundaries of Bradford and within those of Kirklees.
The Cromwellian Gazetteer P. Gaunt 1987
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