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	Down
		Bringin' It Down 'Bringin' It Down' was an LP released by the 1989.
		Down East Down East is a New England geographical term that is applied in at least a couple of different ways.
		Down to Earth (Rainbow album) Down To Earth is the fourth LP released by 1999.
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	Battle of Lansdowne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The English Civil War battle of Lansdowne (or Lansdown) was fought on July 5, 1643, near Bath.
		The Royalists under Lord Ralph Hopton charged the Roundheads under Sir William Waller, routing them, but at such a cost in casualties that an injured Hopton retired to Devizes in Wiltshire, and only decided the issue at Roundway Down some days later.
		The site of the battle is marked by a monument to Sir Bevil Grenville, leader of the Cornish infantry on the Royalist side, who was killed in the battle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Lansdowne (161 words)

	Battle of Roundway Down: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Battle of Roundway Down
		The English Civil War battle of Roundway Down was fought on July 13, 1643, at the eponymous hill just north of Devizes[?] in Wiltshire.
		Lord Ralph Hopton's army had previously drawn with Waller at Lansdowne, but was weakened and moved to Devizes, which Waller besieged with his artillery.
		However, the arrival of cavalry reinforcements from Oxford, led by Prince Maurice[?] (nephew of King Charles I), forced Waller to draw off from the siege and prepare for a battle.
	www.encyclopedian.com /ba/Battle-of-Roundway-Down.html (207 words)

	(GCHJEH) Roundway Down (Wilts) by The Wombles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The battle of Roundway Down was a major battle of the English Civil War in 1643.
		Apart from the beautiful setting, the battle was remarkable for being a major defeat for the Parliamentarians and also also that Cromwell's cavalry were wiped out when they were driven off the escarpment at Oliver's castle.
		This battle certainly extended the war as this part of the Parliamentarians' army was devastated.
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	Bloody battle set to come alive again (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Roundway Parish Council heard last week that the first re-enactment is due to take place over the weekend of July 16 and 17 next year.
		At a meeting of Roundway Parish Council on September 20 Coun Jenni Harrison said she was concerned about the impact of so much traffic taking the narrow track up to the site.
		The Battle of Roundway Down took place on July 13 1643 between the Royalist forces of Sir Ralph Hopton and the Parliamentary forces under Sir William Waller.
	archive.thisiswiltshire.co.uk /2004/09/30/105912.html (618 words)

	July 13 Definition / July 13 Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		April 24 - Mary I of Scotland marries Francis II of France November 17 - Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth.
		[click for more]: Battle of Roundway DownThe English Civil War battle of Roundway Down was fought on July 13, 1643, at the eponymous hill north of Devizes in Wiltshire.
		1794 - Battle of the VosgesThe Battle of the Vosges additionally known as the Battle of Tripstadt was fought on 13 July 1794 in western France in the Vosges Mountains from which it derives its name.
	www.elresearch.com /July_13 (1116 words)

	The English Civil War Society of America Home Page
		The regiment's most famous action was the Battle of Roundway Down, where it charged Sir Arthur Hesilrige's Regiment of Horse, which were fully armored cuirassiers (three-quarter armor, known as "lobsters").
		Was the Lifeguard Troop, and formed a 'division' with Prince Rupert's Lifeguard of Horse at the Battle of Naseby.
		He recovered from his wound, and with the remnant of the regiment (perhaps 100) was still campaigning under Lord Gerard as late as Jan. 14th, 1646.
	www.ecwsa.org /histkteprincemauricesregofhorse.html (519 words)

	Battle of Roundway Down - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Battle of Roundway Down - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Lord Ralph Hopton's army had formerly drawn with Waller at Lansdowne, but was weakened and moved to Devizes, which Waller besieged with his artillery.
		Battle of Roundway Down, 1643, Battles of the English Civil Wars and History of Wiltshire.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Battle_of_Roundway_Down (226 words)

	Wiltshire Heritage Museum
		The Siege of Devizes and the Battle of Roundway Down.
		Sadly not many relics survive of the cavalry Battle of Roundway Down on 14 July 1643, certainly the best known and most important event in the long history of Devizes.
		After the battle all weapons from the fight that could be re-used would have been taken away by the victorious Royalist army, ‘scavengers’ from Devizes would have removed anything else that had been left on the battlefield while the bodies of the dead would have been stripped before burial.
	www.wiltshireheritage.org.uk /news?page1=1 (519 words)

	July 13 - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		July 13th is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining.
		1558 - Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines.
		1643 - English Civil War: Battle of Roundway Down - In England, Lord Henry Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, commanding the Royalist forces, wins a crushing victory over the Parliamentarian Sir William Waller.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/July_13 (992 words)

	1643: Cornwall, the West and South-West (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Following his victory at Braddock Down in Cornwall, Sir Ralph Hopton manoeuvred against the Earl of Stamford on the border with Devon.
		Sir Arthur Haselrig's regiment of cuirassiers charged down the steep slopes of the hill and the Royalist horse fell back in confusion, ploughing through their own infantry.
		Waller's "dismal defeat" of Roundway Down cost him virtually his entire army, losing 1,500 men and all his artillery, ammunition and baggage.
	www.british-civil-wars.co.uk /military/1643-cornwall.htm (1307 words)

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		Between 1642 and 1651 a struggle for power took place in Britain between Parliament and King Charles I. In 1649 the King was beheaded and his son attempted to continue the fight, being forced to flee the country only after his defeat at Worcester in 1651.
		Probably one of the largest battles ever fought on British soil and the biggest during the Civil War.
		The battle of Marston Moor is especially famous for the Earl of Newcastle’s White Coat regiments heroic last stand.
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	Battle of Roundway Down - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		English Civil War battle fought near Devizes, on 13th July, 1643
		Following the Battle of Lansdowne on 5th July, 1643, the same two armies faced each again at Rounday Down.
		Royalist forces led by Henry Wilmot and John Byron defeated William Waller and his Parliamentary army.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Roundway_Down (99 words)

	Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion: Battles & Wars: R (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Battle near Ramillies, Belgium, during the War of the Spanish Succession in which English, Danish and Dutch under the Duke of Marlborough defeated the French and their allies.
		After the battle, men sent to relieve the garrison are said to have killed hundreds of wounded Zulu prisoners: some were bayoneted, some hanged and others buried alive in mass graves.
		Battle at Rouvray where French and Scottish troops attacked an English convoy taking salt-herrings and other food to the English army which was attacking Orléans.
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	Learn more about 1643 in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		May 14 - Four year-old Louis XIV becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Louis XIII.
		July 13 - English Civil War: Battle of Roundway Down - In England, Lord Henry Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, commanding the Royalist forces, wins a crushing victory over the Parliamentarian Sir William Waller.
		The Royalist forces supporting Charles I in the English Civil War win the Battle of Adwalton Moor and gain control of Yorkshire.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /1/16/1643.html (260 words)

	Sir John, Lord, Byron 1599-1652 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The following month, Byron's regiment took part in the battle of Edgehill, at which all seven of the Byron brothers are said to have been present fighting for the King.
		Byron also distinguished himself at the first battle of Newbury in September 1643, where his cavalry succeeded in gaining the summit of the Parliamentarian position on Round Hill before being driven back through lack of infantry support.
		The King's attempt to lift the siege was defeated at the battle of Rowton Heath, after which Byron conducted a determined defence of the city, repulsing all attempts to take it by storm.
	www.british-civil-wars.co.uk /biog/byron.htm (1081 words)

	The first Civil War, 1642-46
		The indecisive Battle of Edgehill had left the road to London open, but Charles procrastinated and by the time he marched on the City, its defences had been completed.
		In 1643, Prince Rupert gained two important victories in the Battle of Roundway Down (July 10-13) and in seizing Bristol (July 15-26).
		At the Battle of Naseby, 14 June 1645, the New Model Army crushed the outnumbered and outmaneuvered Royalist army.
	history.wisc.edu /sommerville/361/361-27.htm (1621 words)

	Decades History Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Battle of Edgehill was the first major clash between Royalist and Parliamentary forces in the English Civil Wars.
		As a result, Royalist cavalry, led by the King`s nephew, Prince Rupert, swept down the hill toward the Parliamentarians, decimating a large section of their ranks.
		In England, the Roundheads, led by Sir William Waller, were defeated by royalist troops under Lord Wilmot in the Battle of Roundway Down.
	www.decades.com /ByDecade/1640-1649/2.htm (980 words)

	Battle of Lansdowne - TheBestLinks.com - English Civil War, July 5, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub, 1643, ...
		Battle of Lansdowne - TheBestLinks.com - English Civil War, July 5, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub, 1643,...
		Battle of Lansdowne, English Civil War, July 5, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a...
		The Royalists under Lord Ralph Hopton charged the Roundheads under Sir William Waller, routing them, but at such a cost in casualties that Hopton retired to Devizes in Wiltshire, and only decided the issue at Roundway Down a few days later.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Battle_of_Lansdowne.html (141 words)

	Historic battle to be fought on Roundway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		SOME 362 years after Cavalier and Roundhead forces faced each other on Roundway Down, a festival of historic interest is being staged again on the land where hundreds lost their lives.
		The Battle of Roundway Down Festival takes place this weekend and people will be able to see a realistic re-enactment of the famous English Civil War battle portrayed by members of the Sealed Knot.
		Museum curator Dr Paul Robinson said: "After the battle all weapons from the fight that could be re-used would have been taken away by the victorious Royalist army.
	archive.thisiswiltshire.co.uk /2005/07/14/82273.html (406 words)

	RoundwayDown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Following the battle, an ammunition wagon, supposedly also transporting prisoners who were smoking, blew up and appart from destroying a large part of the remaining powder also badly wounded Sir Ralph Hopton himself, making him unable to take a full part in the actions to come.
		There is little else to indicate the site of the battle, and much is now private land but Hoptons early decision not to attack Waller's redoubts can be well understood if you view the position, as he did, from Freezing Hill across the gully.
		Once the Parliamentarian horse had been driven off, the 2,500 foot were left in an empty battlefield, although by the time the Royalst horse had rallied and returned to the field, the Cornish foot were issuing from the city to join the fray.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /stuart.fairless/Roundway%20Down.htm (655 words)

	Travel back to a time of war
		The battle took place on July 13, 1643, resulting in a victory for the Royalist forces of Sir Ralph Hopton over the Parliamentary army of Sir William Waller.
		Positioned as it was between King Charles I's headquarters in Oxford and the centre of the King's support in Cornwall and the West Country, Devizes was bound to be of immense strategic importance in the English Civil War.
		Although it was a victory for the forces of King Charles I, the battle in effect led Oliver Cromwell to create the New Model Army, which swept all before it.
	www.weirdwiltshire.co.uk /wiltshire/devizesguide/news/WILTS_DEVIZESGUIDE_NEWS2.html (452 words)

	Roundway Down
		Royalist forces led by Henry Wilmot and John Byron encountered William Waller and his Parliamentary army at Roundway Down, near Devizes, on 13th July, 1643.
		The battle at Roundway Down resulted in Parliament losing 1,500 soldiers and established that
		On 13 July, 1643, he took part in the Royalist victory at Roundway Down.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /STUroundway.htm (304 words)

	Howard's Potted History of the English Civil War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The scene was set for a war which killed through battle or disease a greater percentage of the British population than World War One, and which left untold destruction and misery in its wake.
		The resulting Battle of Marston Moor on 2 July was a total disaster for the Royalists.
		Although the infantry fight in the centre was hard-fought, it became clear to the Royalists that the battle was lost.
	www.fairfax.org.uk /main/thewar/warhistory.htm (3250 words)

	Battle of Roundway
		The Sealed Knot and the Battle of Roundway
		Re-enactment of the Civil War Battle of Roundway Down
		Battle displays of artillery on foot and horsemanship
	www.battleofroundway.co.uk (46 words)

	The ECW Pages - The Battle of Roundway Down (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		He rested and fed his troops well, whilst using his artillery to weaken the defenders.
		However, with the news that Lord Wilmot was returning with more cavalry, Waller hastily drew up his forces on Roundway Down, to the North of Devizes.
		Waller deployed with his infantry in the centre and cavalry on both flanks, as was normal.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /~crossby/ECW/battles/roundway.html (405 words)

	Battle of Roundway Down
		In 1643 hundreds lost their lives in the Battle of Roundway Down.
		Many men and horses died as they plunged down the steep slope into what is now called Bloody Ditch - it would all have been visible from our school playing field!
		and an action-packed day on Roundway Hill made for an unforgettable celebration of an important bit of our local history.
	www.st-nicholasvc.wilts.sch.uk /Kids/Roundway/RoundwaySplash.htm (247 words)

	In for a Penny - Sackful of Sovereigns - Based in Melksham, Wiltshire in the heart of rural England. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The battle of Roundway Down, just outside of Devizes, Wiltshire, took place during the English Civil War on the 13th July 1643.
		The cover artwork is by Colin Harrison inspired by an idea by Mark Griffin (the white horse theme) and the track "All for the Sake of the King".
		The hill with the chalk logo cut into its side is "Oliver's Castle", the site of the Battle of Roundway Down in 1643.
	www.sackfulofsovereigns.co.uk /tapes_cds/inforapenny.htm (203 words)

	Sir Arthur Hesilrige - Part 2
		The Battle of Edgehill Down announced the beginning of the English Civil War.
		Hesilrige was wounded by pike thrusts into his thigh and his arm, but he recovered well enough to receive worse in the Battle of Roundway Down -1643.
		The battle began after Sir William Waller bombarded the town with gun fire for two days.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/3550/64057 (501 words)

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		Hopton rode out of Devizes with his Cornish infantry to join the battle and Crawford's cavalry returned.
		After the battle it was the Marquis of Hertford's men who occupied Bath.
		This battle demonstrates the superiority of the Royalist horse and the success of prince Rupert's training methods.
	www.theteacher99.btinternet.co.uk /ecivil/roundwaydown.htm (428 words)

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