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English Civil War: The Battle of Alton takes place in Hampshire.
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English Civil War
Series of wars in England, 1642–1651
The English Civil War or Great Rebellion was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651. Part of the wider 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, the struggle consisted of the First…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Alton
1643 battle in the First English Civil War
The Battle of Alton, of the First English Civil War, took place on 13 December 1643 in the town of Alton, Hampshire, England. There, Parliamentary forces serving under Sir William Waller led a successful surprise attack on a winter garrison of Royalist infantry and cavalry…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Hampshire
County of England
Hampshire is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, Dorset to the west, and Wiltshire to the north-west. Southampton is the largest settlement,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 13
Day of the year
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