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A Military History of the English Civil War

1642-1649

A Military History of the English Civil War

1642-1649

ByMalcolm Wanklyn, Frank Jones
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2004
eBook Published 10 July 2014
Pub. location London
Imprint Routledge
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9781315835617
Pages 328 pages
eBook ISBN 9781317868408
SubjectsArea Studies, Humanities
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Wanklyn, M., Jones, F. (2005). A Military History of the English Civil War. London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315835617
ABOUT THIS BOOK

A Military History of the English Civil War examines how the civil war was won, who fought for whom, and why it ended. With a straightforward style and clear chronology that enables readers to make their own judgements and pursue their own interests further, this original history provides a thorough critique of the reasons that have been cited for Parliament's victory and the King's defeat in 1645/46. It discusses the strategic options of the Parliamentary and Royalist commanders and councils of war and analyses the decisions they made, arguing that the King’s faulty command structure was more responsible for his defeat than Sir Thomas Fairfax's strategic flair. It also argues that the way that resources were used, rather than the resources themselves, explain why the war ended when it did.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
PART I Introduction
chapter I|8 pages
The nature and origins of the Great Civil War: a brief overview
View abstract
chapter II|16 pages
How was the Great Civil War won?
View abstract
chapter III|10 pages
Battlecraft in seventeenth-century Europe
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART II Knock-out strategies
chapter IV|11 pages
Initial strategies
View abstract
chapter V|6 pages
The battle of Edgehill
View abstract
chapter VI|8 pages
The first Thames valley campaign
View abstract
chapter |3 pages
Summary of Part II
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART III Parliament’s offensive
chapter VII|13 pages
Consolidation
View abstract
chapter VIII|15 pages
The second Thames valley campaign
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Summary of Part III
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART IV A king’s game
chapter IX|11 pages
The battle of Roundway Down and the capture of Bristol
View abstract
chapter X|6 pages
The Gloucester and Newbury campaign
View abstract
chapter XI|5 pages
The first battle of Newbury
View abstract
chapter XII|17 pages
Maintaining the strategic initiative
View abstract
chapter XIII|10 pages
The Hampshire campaign
View abstract
chapter |3 pages
Summary of Part IV
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART V The allies’ counterattack
chapter XIV|14 pages
The third Thames valley campaign
View abstract
chapter XV|13 pages
The march to York
View abstract
chapter XVI|6 pages
The battle of Marston Moor
View abstract
chapter XVII|14 pages
The Royalist recovery
View abstract
chapter XVIII|7 pages
The second and third battles of Newbury
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Summary of Part V
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART VI The crisis of the war
chapter XIX|12 pages
Winter quarters
View abstract
chapter XX|17 pages
The Naseby campaign
View abstract
chapter XXI|7 pages
The battle of Naseby
View abstract
chapter XXII|10 pages
Langport and beyond
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART VII Tactics
chapter XXIII|12 pages
Triumph on the battlefield
View abstract
chapter XXIV|5 pages
Reflections on the military history of the Great Civil War
View abstract
chapter |2 pages
Postscript The Second Civil War
View abstract

A Military History of the English Civil War examines how the civil war was won, who fought for whom, and why it ended. With a straightforward style and clear chronology that enables readers to make their own judgements and pursue their own interests further, this original history provides a thorough critique of the reasons that have been cited for Parliament's victory and the King's defeat in 1645/46. It discusses the strategic options of the Parliamentary and Royalist commanders and councils of war and analyses the decisions they made, arguing that the King’s faulty command structure was more responsible for his defeat than Sir Thomas Fairfax's strategic flair. It also argues that the way that resources were used, rather than the resources themselves, explain why the war ended when it did.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
PART I Introduction
chapter I|8 pages
The nature and origins of the Great Civil War: a brief overview
View abstract
chapter II|16 pages
How was the Great Civil War won?
View abstract
chapter III|10 pages
Battlecraft in seventeenth-century Europe
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART II Knock-out strategies
chapter IV|11 pages
Initial strategies
View abstract
chapter V|6 pages
The battle of Edgehill
View abstract
chapter VI|8 pages
The first Thames valley campaign
View abstract
chapter |3 pages
Summary of Part II
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART III Parliament’s offensive
chapter VII|13 pages
Consolidation
View abstract
chapter VIII|15 pages
The second Thames valley campaign
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Summary of Part III
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART IV A king’s game
chapter IX|11 pages
The battle of Roundway Down and the capture of Bristol
View abstract
chapter X|6 pages
The Gloucester and Newbury campaign
View abstract
chapter XI|5 pages
The first battle of Newbury
View abstract
chapter XII|17 pages
Maintaining the strategic initiative
View abstract
chapter XIII|10 pages
The Hampshire campaign
View abstract
chapter |3 pages
Summary of Part IV
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART V The allies’ counterattack
chapter XIV|14 pages
The third Thames valley campaign
View abstract
chapter XV|13 pages
The march to York
View abstract
chapter XVI|6 pages
The battle of Marston Moor
View abstract
chapter XVII|14 pages
The Royalist recovery
View abstract
chapter XVIII|7 pages
The second and third battles of Newbury
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Summary of Part V
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART VI The crisis of the war
chapter XIX|12 pages
Winter quarters
View abstract
chapter XX|17 pages
The Naseby campaign
View abstract
chapter XXI|7 pages
The battle of Naseby
View abstract
chapter XXII|10 pages
Langport and beyond
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART VII Tactics
chapter XXIII|12 pages
Triumph on the battlefield
View abstract
chapter XXIV|5 pages
Reflections on the military history of the Great Civil War
View abstract
chapter |2 pages
Postscript The Second Civil War
View abstract
CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS BOOK

A Military History of the English Civil War examines how the civil war was won, who fought for whom, and why it ended. With a straightforward style and clear chronology that enables readers to make their own judgements and pursue their own interests further, this original history provides a thorough critique of the reasons that have been cited for Parliament's victory and the King's defeat in 1645/46. It discusses the strategic options of the Parliamentary and Royalist commanders and councils of war and analyses the decisions they made, arguing that the King’s faulty command structure was more responsible for his defeat than Sir Thomas Fairfax's strategic flair. It also argues that the way that resources were used, rather than the resources themselves, explain why the war ended when it did.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
PART I Introduction
chapter I|8 pages
The nature and origins of the Great Civil War: a brief overview
View abstract
chapter II|16 pages
How was the Great Civil War won?
View abstract
chapter III|10 pages
Battlecraft in seventeenth-century Europe
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART II Knock-out strategies
chapter IV|11 pages
Initial strategies
View abstract
chapter V|6 pages
The battle of Edgehill
View abstract
chapter VI|8 pages
The first Thames valley campaign
View abstract
chapter |3 pages
Summary of Part II
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART III Parliament’s offensive
chapter VII|13 pages
Consolidation
View abstract
chapter VIII|15 pages
The second Thames valley campaign
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Summary of Part III
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART IV A king’s game
chapter IX|11 pages
The battle of Roundway Down and the capture of Bristol
View abstract
chapter X|6 pages
The Gloucester and Newbury campaign
View abstract
chapter XI|5 pages
The first battle of Newbury
View abstract
chapter XII|17 pages
Maintaining the strategic initiative
View abstract
chapter XIII|10 pages
The Hampshire campaign
View abstract
chapter |3 pages
Summary of Part IV
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART V The allies’ counterattack
chapter XIV|14 pages
The third Thames valley campaign
View abstract
chapter XV|13 pages
The march to York
View abstract
chapter XVI|6 pages
The battle of Marston Moor
View abstract
chapter XVII|14 pages
The Royalist recovery
View abstract
chapter XVIII|7 pages
The second and third battles of Newbury
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Summary of Part V
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART VI The crisis of the war
chapter XIX|12 pages
Winter quarters
View abstract
chapter XX|17 pages
The Naseby campaign
View abstract
chapter XXI|7 pages
The battle of Naseby
View abstract
chapter XXII|10 pages
Langport and beyond
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART VII Tactics
chapter XXIII|12 pages
Triumph on the battlefield
View abstract
chapter XXIV|5 pages
Reflections on the military history of the Great Civil War
View abstract
chapter |2 pages
Postscript The Second Civil War
View abstract

A Military History of the English Civil War examines how the civil war was won, who fought for whom, and why it ended. With a straightforward style and clear chronology that enables readers to make their own judgements and pursue their own interests further, this original history provides a thorough critique of the reasons that have been cited for Parliament's victory and the King's defeat in 1645/46. It discusses the strategic options of the Parliamentary and Royalist commanders and councils of war and analyses the decisions they made, arguing that the King’s faulty command structure was more responsible for his defeat than Sir Thomas Fairfax's strategic flair. It also argues that the way that resources were used, rather than the resources themselves, explain why the war ended when it did.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
PART I Introduction
chapter I|8 pages
The nature and origins of the Great Civil War: a brief overview
View abstract
chapter II|16 pages
How was the Great Civil War won?
View abstract
chapter III|10 pages
Battlecraft in seventeenth-century Europe
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART II Knock-out strategies
chapter IV|11 pages
Initial strategies
View abstract
chapter V|6 pages
The battle of Edgehill
View abstract
chapter VI|8 pages
The first Thames valley campaign
View abstract
chapter |3 pages
Summary of Part II
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART III Parliament’s offensive
chapter VII|13 pages
Consolidation
View abstract
chapter VIII|15 pages
The second Thames valley campaign
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Summary of Part III
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART IV A king’s game
chapter IX|11 pages
The battle of Roundway Down and the capture of Bristol
View abstract
chapter X|6 pages
The Gloucester and Newbury campaign
View abstract
chapter XI|5 pages
The first battle of Newbury
View abstract
chapter XII|17 pages
Maintaining the strategic initiative
View abstract
chapter XIII|10 pages
The Hampshire campaign
View abstract
chapter |3 pages
Summary of Part IV
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART V The allies’ counterattack
chapter XIV|14 pages
The third Thames valley campaign
View abstract
chapter XV|13 pages
The march to York
View abstract
chapter XVI|6 pages
The battle of Marston Moor
View abstract
chapter XVII|14 pages
The Royalist recovery
View abstract
chapter XVIII|7 pages
The second and third battles of Newbury
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Summary of Part V
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART VI The crisis of the war
chapter XIX|12 pages
Winter quarters
View abstract
chapter XX|17 pages
The Naseby campaign
View abstract
chapter XXI|7 pages
The battle of Naseby
View abstract
chapter XXII|10 pages
Langport and beyond
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART VII Tactics
chapter XXIII|12 pages
Triumph on the battlefield
View abstract
chapter XXIV|5 pages
Reflections on the military history of the Great Civil War
View abstract
chapter |2 pages
Postscript The Second Civil War
View abstract
ABOUT THIS BOOK
ABOUT THIS BOOK

A Military History of the English Civil War examines how the civil war was won, who fought for whom, and why it ended. With a straightforward style and clear chronology that enables readers to make their own judgements and pursue their own interests further, this original history provides a thorough critique of the reasons that have been cited for Parliament's victory and the King's defeat in 1645/46. It discusses the strategic options of the Parliamentary and Royalist commanders and councils of war and analyses the decisions they made, arguing that the King’s faulty command structure was more responsible for his defeat than Sir Thomas Fairfax's strategic flair. It also argues that the way that resources were used, rather than the resources themselves, explain why the war ended when it did.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
PART I Introduction
chapter I|8 pages
The nature and origins of the Great Civil War: a brief overview
View abstract
chapter II|16 pages
How was the Great Civil War won?
View abstract
chapter III|10 pages
Battlecraft in seventeenth-century Europe
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART II Knock-out strategies
chapter IV|11 pages
Initial strategies
View abstract
chapter V|6 pages
The battle of Edgehill
View abstract
chapter VI|8 pages
The first Thames valley campaign
View abstract
chapter |3 pages
Summary of Part II
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART III Parliament’s offensive
chapter VII|13 pages
Consolidation
View abstract
chapter VIII|15 pages
The second Thames valley campaign
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Summary of Part III
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART IV A king’s game
chapter IX|11 pages
The battle of Roundway Down and the capture of Bristol
View abstract
chapter X|6 pages
The Gloucester and Newbury campaign
View abstract
chapter XI|5 pages
The first battle of Newbury
View abstract
chapter XII|17 pages
Maintaining the strategic initiative
View abstract
chapter XIII|10 pages
The Hampshire campaign
View abstract
chapter |3 pages
Summary of Part IV
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART V The allies’ counterattack
chapter XIV|14 pages
The third Thames valley campaign
View abstract
chapter XV|13 pages
The march to York
View abstract
chapter XVI|6 pages
The battle of Marston Moor
View abstract
chapter XVII|14 pages
The Royalist recovery
View abstract
chapter XVIII|7 pages
The second and third battles of Newbury
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Summary of Part V
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART VI The crisis of the war
chapter XIX|12 pages
Winter quarters
View abstract
chapter XX|17 pages
The Naseby campaign
View abstract
chapter XXI|7 pages
The battle of Naseby
View abstract
chapter XXII|10 pages
Langport and beyond
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART VII Tactics
chapter XXIII|12 pages
Triumph on the battlefield
View abstract
chapter XXIV|5 pages
Reflections on the military history of the Great Civil War
View abstract
chapter |2 pages
Postscript The Second Civil War
View abstract

A Military History of the English Civil War examines how the civil war was won, who fought for whom, and why it ended. With a straightforward style and clear chronology that enables readers to make their own judgements and pursue their own interests further, this original history provides a thorough critique of the reasons that have been cited for Parliament's victory and the King's defeat in 1645/46. It discusses the strategic options of the Parliamentary and Royalist commanders and councils of war and analyses the decisions they made, arguing that the King’s faulty command structure was more responsible for his defeat than Sir Thomas Fairfax's strategic flair. It also argues that the way that resources were used, rather than the resources themselves, explain why the war ended when it did.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
PART I Introduction
chapter I|8 pages
The nature and origins of the Great Civil War: a brief overview
View abstract
chapter II|16 pages
How was the Great Civil War won?
View abstract
chapter III|10 pages
Battlecraft in seventeenth-century Europe
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART II Knock-out strategies
chapter IV|11 pages
Initial strategies
View abstract
chapter V|6 pages
The battle of Edgehill
View abstract
chapter VI|8 pages
The first Thames valley campaign
View abstract
chapter |3 pages
Summary of Part II
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART III Parliament’s offensive
chapter VII|13 pages
Consolidation
View abstract
chapter VIII|15 pages
The second Thames valley campaign
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Summary of Part III
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART IV A king’s game
chapter IX|11 pages
The battle of Roundway Down and the capture of Bristol
View abstract
chapter X|6 pages
The Gloucester and Newbury campaign
View abstract
chapter XI|5 pages
The first battle of Newbury
View abstract
chapter XII|17 pages
Maintaining the strategic initiative
View abstract
chapter XIII|10 pages
The Hampshire campaign
View abstract
chapter |3 pages
Summary of Part IV
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART V The allies’ counterattack
chapter XIV|14 pages
The third Thames valley campaign
View abstract
chapter XV|13 pages
The march to York
View abstract
chapter XVI|6 pages
The battle of Marston Moor
View abstract
chapter XVII|14 pages
The Royalist recovery
View abstract
chapter XVIII|7 pages
The second and third battles of Newbury
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Summary of Part V
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART VI The crisis of the war
chapter XIX|12 pages
Winter quarters
View abstract
chapter XX|17 pages
The Naseby campaign
View abstract
chapter XXI|7 pages
The battle of Naseby
View abstract
chapter XXII|10 pages
Langport and beyond
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART VII Tactics
chapter XXIII|12 pages
Triumph on the battlefield
View abstract
chapter XXIV|5 pages
Reflections on the military history of the Great Civil War
View abstract
chapter |2 pages
Postscript The Second Civil War
View abstract
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