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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.

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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. Savile, who had command of around 2,000 men in Leeds, built a trench on the western edge of Leeds, destroyed one bridge on the approach to the town and heavily fortified another. Fairfax attacked during a heavy snowstorm, bringing an army of roughly 3,000 men to attack Leeds in three places. The battle lasted around two hours before the Parliamentarians secured the town, and captured about 500 prisoners. Fairfax lost around 20 men during the attack, while the Royalists suffered roughly double as many fatalities. (en)
  • La battaglia di Leeds fu uno scontro che si svolse il 23 gennaio 1643 presso Leeds, in Yorkshire, in Inghilterra. Essa fu parte della prima guerra civile inglese, contrapponendo Realisti e Parlamentaristi. L'attacco fu dettato in parte dalla necessità di mantenere il supporto locale in favore della causa parlamentarista; il conte di Newcastle aveva recentemente spostato il bilanciamento dei poteri nello Yorkshire a favore dei realisti con l'aggiunta di un esercito di 8000 uomini ed aveva inviato uno dei suoi comandanti, a catturare Leeds. Lo era noto per il commercio di abiti e Ferdinando, lord Fairfax inviò suo figlio, Sir Thomas Fairfax a fortificare la vicina Bradford, prima di procedere all'attacco di Leeds. Savile, che era al comando di circa 2000 uomini a Leeds, costruì una trincea sul lato occidentale di Leeds, distruggendo uno dei ponti che consentivano l'accesso alla città e fortificando pesantemente l'altro. Lord Fairfax attaccò nel corso di una pesante tormenta di neve, disponendo i suoi 3000 uomini ad attaccare Leeds da tre fronti diversi. La battaglia durò circa due ore prima che i parlamentaristi si assicurassero il controllo della città e catturarono circa 500 prigionieri. Lord Fairfax perse circa 20 uomini nell'attacco, mentre i realisti ne persero quasi il doppio. (it)
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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. (en)
  • La battaglia di Leeds fu uno scontro che si svolse il 23 gennaio 1643 presso Leeds, in Yorkshire, in Inghilterra. Essa fu parte della prima guerra civile inglese, contrapponendo Realisti e Parlamentaristi. (it)
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