Battle of Sherburn in Elmet
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The Battle of Sherburn in Elmet was an action fought towards the end of the First English Civil War. A detachment of the English Royalist army led by Lord Digby, King Charles I's Secretary of State, was making a belated attempt to reach Scotland and join forces with the Scottish Royalists. As they moved north through Yorkshire, they were pursued by a Parliamentarian force under Sydnam Poyntz. Poyntz was unaware of the Royalists' position, and the Royalists took the opportunity to ambush and attack a small Parliamentarian detachment at night in the village of Sherburn in Elmet. However, the Royalists then mistook fleeing Parliamentarians for their own men and panicked. In the ensuing flight, several hundred Royalist prisoners were taken. The Parliamentarians also captured Digby's coach, which contained much compromising correspondence.
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 500 | Elmet | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Battle of Sherburn in Elmet | battle | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 655 | Battle of the Winwaed | battle, Oswiu of Northumbria, Penda of Mercia | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 867 | Battle of York | Kingdom of Northumbria, battle, Great Heathen Army | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1066 | Battle of Fulford | battle, Kingdom of England, Norwegian Jarldom of Orkney, Kingdom of Norway | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1321 | Siege of Leeds | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1408 | Battle of Bramham Moor | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1460 | Battle of Wakefield | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1461 | Battle of Towton | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1461 | Battle of Ferrybridge | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1536 | Pilgrimage of Grace | rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1642 | Battle of Tadcaster | battle, Cavalier, Roundhead | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1643 | Battle of Leeds | Cavalier, Roundhead, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1643 | Battle of Seacroft Moor | Cavalier, Roundhead, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1643 | Capture of Wakefield | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1643 | Battle of Adwalton Moor | battle, Roundhead, Cavalier | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1644 | Battle of Selby | Cavalier, Roundhead, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1644 | Siege of York | siege | Wikidata |
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