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Civil War in South-west England, The: 1642-1646 First Edition
Author(s): John Barratt (Author)
- Publisher: Leo Cooper Ltd
- Publication Date: 9 Feb. 2005
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 160 pages
- ISBN-10: 1844151468
- ISBN-13: 9781844151462
Book Description
Between 1642 and 1646 two armies fought for control of Southwest England in one of the decisive confrontations of the English Civil Wars. In this short, turbulent period Royalists loyal to King Charles I clashed with the forces of Parliament in a series of hard-fought campaigns that crisscrossed the West Country landscape. Rearguard actions, sieges, skirmishes, retreats and pitched battles punctuated the course of the conflict, yet no previous book has retold the story of the Southwestern campaigns in detail. John Barratt’s account of this bloody and disruptive phase in the West Country’s history offers a graphic description of the engagements themselves and takes the reader on a tour of the battlefields.
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About the Author
John Barratt is one of the leading historians of the English Civil Wars. His principal publications include Cavaliers: the Royalist Army at War, 1642-46, The Battle for York: Marston Moor 1644, The Great Siege of Chester and The First Battle of Newbury, 1643 and Cavalier Generals: King Charles I and His Commanders in the English Civil War, 1642-51.
