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		A latter battle at Edgehill was inconclusive, but regarded by the Royalists as a victory.
		The defeat at the Battle of Lostwithiel in Cornwall, however, was a serious reverse for Parliament in the south-west of England.
		In two decisive engagements, the Battle of Naseby on June 14 and at Langport[?] on July 10, Charles's armies were effectively destroyed.
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	Lostwithiel, Cornwall with Restormel Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Lostwithiel was the capital of Cornwall for a short period in the 13th century and founded by the Normans for the export of tin.
		The name 'Lostwithiel' comes from two old Cornish words meaning 'tail of the forest' Its importance was that it was the lowest bridging point on the River Fowey.
		Lostwithiel was occupied by Parliamentary soldiers during the Civil War and was besieged by Royalists in August 1644.
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	Battle of Lostwithiel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		After the overwhelming defeat at the Battle of Marston Moor which cost him the entire north England Charles I continued to defy the Parliamentarian forces.
		On September 2 1644 Charles 's army attacked the rear of Essex's and quickly surrounded it at Lostwithiel 30 miles west of Plymouth attacking from both the north and east at the same time.
		Lostwithiel was important during the English Civil War since it held the key to Fowey at the time a major seaport.
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	A Brief History of Lostwithiel
		Two battles were fought in or near Lostwithiel during the English Civil War of 1642-1646.
		In 1801 Lostwithiel was a small settlement with a population of 743.
		Lostwithiel was connected to Plymouth by railway in 1859.
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		From his HQ in Oxford, Charles I marched west in pursuit of Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, who was invading the Royalist stronghold of Cornwall.
		On September 2 1644, Charles's army attacked the rear of Essex's force and quickly surrounded it at Lostwithiel, 30 miles west of Plymouth, attacking from both the north and the east at the same time.
		Lostwithiel was strategically important during the English Civil War since it held the key to Fowey, at the time a major seaport.
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	Lostwithiel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lostwithiel (Cornish: Lostwydhyel) is a civil parish and small town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom at the head of the estuary of the River Fowey.
		Lostwithiel railway station is on the Cornish Main Line from Plymouth to Penzance.
		Lostwithiel's most notable buildings are St Bartholomew's Church and Restormel Castle.
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	Battle of Lostwithiel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There were two Battles of Lostwithiel, both in the 1640s.
		After defeating the Army of Sir William Waller at the Battle of Cropredy Bridge, The king marched west in pursuit of the Army of Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, who was invading the Royalist stronghold of Cornwall.
		On September 2, 1644, Charles's army attacked the rear of Essex's force and quickly surrounded it at Lostwithiel in Cornwall, 30 miles west of Plymouth, attacking from both the north and the east at the same time.
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	1644: Civil War in the South-West (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The disruption of Sir William Waller's army following the battle of Cropredy Bridge relieved the pressure on the Royalist capital Oxford.
		Essex deployed his forces in a defensive arc with strong concentrations at Beacon Hill to the east of Lostwithiel and Restmorel Castle to the north.
		As the disarmed Roundheads marched out of Lostwithiel in the pouring rain, they were set upon and robbed by local Cornishmen, who claimed to be recovering their own plundered property.
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		I have always found the Lostwithiel Campaign much more interesting than any battles I have read about which happened during the Civil War.
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		I studied the countryside around Lostwithiel in August, the time of the battle, and was surprised to find how much yellow and brown there was, and not green.
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		Reports that the king refused to engage battle until he finished his prayers are said to be untrue, as he waited until the Danes had moved to a position where he could more easily attack them.
		The battle claimed one casualty of great note; Richard Earl of Warwick, who had backed both sides at different stages in the contention, was killed trying to escape from the battlefield.
		It is also understood that Prince Edouard, the queen's son, died in the battle, and it is expected that the days of her husband the late King Henry VI, imprisoned in the Tower of London, are now but few.
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	Philip Skippon
		At some point around this date Skippon was appointed Sergeant-major-general of Essex's army, and he remained with the field army for most of the rest of the war.
		He was thus present at the capture of Reading in April 1643, on Essex's march to relieve Gloucester, and on the march back towards London which ended in the First Battle of Newbury (20 September 1643).
		The Battle of Castle Dore (31 August-1 September 1644) saw Essex slip away from his surrounded army, leaving Skippon to suffer the indignity of surrender, having to abandon all of his guns and ammunition, and march his men through the Royalist lines in front of the King.
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		Again with the Battle of Lostwithiel, which Charles personally commanded, he defeated the Parliamentarians fully, yet allowed thousands of them to march away free, rather than force them to his colours or imprison them.
		After he won the battle of Edgehill, the way to Parliamentarian London was free.
		This was Charles’s one chance to take his capital and end the war, but it involved an assault against London and its citizens, overrunning Parliament and arresting his opponents.
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		July 2 - Battle of Marston Moor, a crushing victory for the Parliamentary side of the English Civil War, ended Charles I's hold on the north of England.
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		September 2 - Second Battle of Lostwithiel, the last major victory for Charles I and the Royalist side in the English Civil War.
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	Lostwithiel Gallery.
		Please enjoy this gallery of pictures from Lostwithiel on the Fowey River Valley in the east of the Duchy.
		The artist, Simon Mitchell, has lived in Lostwithiel since 1991 and has walked every route in, out and around the town, hunting down and capturing beautiful images.
		What you see here are just a few of a growing collection of images fromaround this 'fairest of all small cities'.
	www.simonthescribe.co.uk /local/lostgall.html (178 words)

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		Lord Cromwell crushed the Royalists at the Battle of Marston Moor near York, England.
		Cromwell came from minor gentry in Huntingdon and had served in Parliament before the wars, during which he commanded the Ironsides, a cavalry regiment famous for its discipline and tenacity.
		At the Battle at Lostwithiel: Robert Devereux's infantry surrendered.
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	Tywardreath History
		Nearby is the valley of "Lampetho" which means "the valley of the dead" where it is believed King Mark and his followers were buried.
		The Battle of Lostwithiel in the Civil War (1642) was fought on this site.
		In Tywardreath Vicarage garden there is an iron cannon ball which was also fired in that battle - how it got there I do not know.
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		This precipitated the first battle, the first siege of Hull in July 1642, which provided a decisive victory for Parliament.
		A later battle at Edgehill was inconclusive, but claimed by both the Royalist and Parliamentarian sides as a victory.
		In two decisive engagements, the Battles of Naseby on June 14 and of Langport on July 10, Charles's armies were effectively destroyed.
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	Military Prints, Battle of Naseby
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		Cavalier trumpeters are shown advancing with King Charles 1sts cavalry during the Battle of Naseby.
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	Lostwithiel Galler
		Lie taking a little holiday in Cornwall in the summer !Please enjoy these images from around Lostwithiel, a place with ancient history in every stone.
		What you see here is a mix - some of these are digital photos and some are digitally altered towards 'art effects'.
		All are from the Fowey River Valley area around Lostwithiel.
	www.simonthescribe.co.uk /local/lostgallmins.html (148 words)

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