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Leicester
Battle Name : Leicester
Date(s) : 31 May 1645
Part of : The Civil Wars of the Three Kingdoms , The 1st English Civil War ,
Outcome : A victory for Royalist Forces over Parliamentarian Forces
Type of battle : Land
Summary
Charles took the city by storm, although suffering heavy losses, in an attempt to distract Sir Thomas Fairfax in his seige of Oxford. He was successful as Fairfax was ordered to engage the King, meeting at Naseby.
