Battle of Gainsborough

The Battle of Gainsborough took place during the First English Civil War on 28 July 1643. The strategically important town of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, was a Royalist base used for harassing the Parliamentarians who were generally dominant in Lincolnshire, but it was taken by Parliamentarians in July 1643. An attempt to recapture Gainsborough by Charles Cavendish and the Royalists was foiled in a battle in which Colonel Oliver Cromwell distinguished himself as a cavalry leader.

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1643 Battle of Gainsborough

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616 Battle of the River Idle

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633 Battle of Hatfield Chase

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1141 Battle of Lincoln

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1217 Battle of Lincoln

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1460 Battle of Worksop

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1644 Siege of Lincoln

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	616	Battle of the River Idle	Kingdom of Bernicia, Æthelfrith of Northumbria, Kingdom of East Anglia, Rædwald of East Anglia, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	633	Battle of Hatfield Chase	Anglo-Saxons, battle, Welsh people	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1141	Battle of Lincoln	battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1217	Battle of Lincoln	Kingdom of France, battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1460	Battle of Worksop	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Gainsborough	Roundhead, Cavalier, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Siege of Lincoln	Roundhead, Cavalier, siege	Wikidata
site	bunker		Doncaster Borough Control	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Lincoln Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Lincolnshire County Emergency Centre	civil defense center, Lincolnshire County Council	Wikidata
site	castle		Tickhill Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Worksop Castle	motte, shell keep, motte-and-bailey castle, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1068	Lincoln Castle	historic house museum, archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, castle	Wikidata
site	museum		International Bomber Command Centre	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1999	RAF Wickenby Memorial Collection Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	Museum of RAF Firefighting	military museum	Wikidata