Sieges of Bradford

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title: Sieges of Bradford
text: The sieges of Bradford, were two very short-lived sieges that took place separately in the town of Bradford, Yorkshire, in December 1642 and early July 1643, just after the Royalist victories in Pontefract (1642), and the Battle of Adwalton Moor (1643) respectively. In the second siege, with the Parliamentarian forces dispersed to the west in and around Halifax, the Earl of Newcastle subjected Bradford to a brief siege to enforce rule and allegiance to the king. The first siege gave rise to the
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description: Civil War skirmishes in Bradford, England
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sieges_of_Bradford
date created: 2020-11-15T21:48:01Z
date modified: 2024-09-10T13:11:23Z
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