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The English Civil War was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England [b] from 1642 to 1651. Part of the wider 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, the struggle consisted of the First English Civil War and the Second English Civil War.
American Civil War: 0.6–1 million [80] [81] 1861–1865 United States vs. Confederate States: North America Mozambican Civil War: 0.5–1 million [82] 1977–1992 People's Republic of Mozambique, later Republic of Mozambique, and allies vs. RENAMO and allies Mozambique First Sudanese Civil War: 0.5–1 million [83] [84] 1955–1972
Anglo-Irish War: 1919 1921 776 [7] 898 [7] 1,674 Military includes Royal Irish Constabulary. Irish civilians were all British citizens during the conflict. Third Anglo-Afghan War: 1919 1921 1,136 1,136 - reference - includes British Indian Army: Russian Civil War: 1918 1920 1,073 1,073 -Ref: World War I: 1914 1918 887,858 107,000 [8] 994,858 ...
S. Oliver St John, 5th Baron St John of Bletso; Sir Thomas Salusbury, 2nd Baronet; Edwin Sandys (Parliamentarian) Henry Sandys, 5th Baron Sandys; Sir William Savile, 3rd Baronet
Although the numbers of casualties were relatively small (1,300 Royalists and 1,200 Parliamentarians), historians who have studied the battle consider it to be one of the most crucial of the First English Civil War, marking the high point of the Royalist advance and leading to the signing of the Solemn League and Covenant, which brought the ...
The First English Civil War took place in England and Wales from 1642 to 1646, and forms part of the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. [ a ] An estimated 15% to 20% of adult males in England and Wales served in the military at some point between 1639 and 1653, while around 4% of the total population died from war-related causes.
The English Civil War (1642–1652) – a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") in the Kingdom of England over, principally, the manner of its government.
Civil War, Parliamentarian victory. Bishops' Wars (1639) Covenanters defeat Scottish Royalists and England; Second Bishops' War (1640) Covenanters defeat Scottish Royalists and England; Irish Rebellion of 1641. Founding of the Irish Catholic Confederation and beginning of the Irish Confederate Wars; First English Civil War (1642–46)