Battle of Leeds

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The battle of Leeds took place during the First English Civil War on 23 January 1643, when a Parliamentarian force attacked the Royalist garrison of Leeds, Yorkshire. The attack was partly dictated by the need to maintain local support for the Parliamentarian cause; the Earl of Newcastle had recently shifted the balance of power in Yorkshire in the Royalists' favour with the addition of his 8,000-strong army, and sent one of his commanders, Sir William Savile to capture Leeds. The West Riding of Yorkshire relied on the cloth trade, and Ferdinando, Lord Fairfax sent his son, Sir Thomas Fairfax to bolster the defences of nearby Bradford, before agreeing to his request to attack Leeds.

1643  Wikidata
battle, Roundhead, Cavalier, Kingdom of England, 
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    arearegion500ElmetWikidata
    eventarmed conflictBattle of Sherburn in ElmetbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflictSieges of BradfordsiegeWikidata
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    eventarmed conflict1460Battle of WakefieldbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1461Battle of TowtonbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1461Battle of FerrybridgebattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1642Battle of Tadcasterbattle, Cavalier, RoundheadWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1643Battle of LeedsCavalier, Roundhead, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1643Battle of Seacroft MoorCavalier, Roundhead, battleWikidata
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    eventarmed conflict1643Battle of Adwalton Moorbattle, Roundhead, CavalierWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1644Battle of Marston MoorRoundhead, Covenanters, Cavalier, battleWikidata
    siteartillery batteryAnti-aircraft gunsite 280m east of Carlton Hallanti-aircraft batteryWikidata
    sitebunkerBirkenshaw Anti-Aircraft Operations RoomRoyal Air Force, bunkerWikidata
    sitebunkerBrighouse West Yorkshire Sub County ControlWest Yorkshire County Council, civil defense centerWikidata
    sitebunkerHalifax County Borough Controlcivil defense centerWikidata
    sitebunkerKeighley Air Raid Shelterair-raid shelterWikidata
    sitebunkerLeeds Regional War RoombunkerWikidata
    sitebunkerLeeds Royal Observer Corps Group HeadquartersRoyal Observer Corps, bunkerWikidata
    sitecastleHarewood CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastleRipley Castlehistoric house museum, castle, houseWikidata
    sitecastleSandal Castlemotte-and-bailey castle, castleWikidata
    sitecastleWakefield CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastle1100Knaresborough Castlelocal authority museum, local museum, castleWikidata
    sitecastle1400Spofforth CastleEnglish Heritage, castleWikidata
    sitemuseum1996Royal Armouries Leedsnational museum, military museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1998The Second World War Experience Centremilitary museumWikidata
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