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Account of Civil War Skirmish and Officers Trial
A fragmentary report describes a recent engagement near Banbury with King and Parliament forces. It mentions captains Wilson Whitney and Shanks facing punishment for cowardice, the Earl of Essex claiming the royal standard, and a Parliament inquiry into battlefield reports and troop movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wién
Belside
Wilson
Litutenant Whitney
Essex
Kings
Cendigne
London
Banbury
Earles
Esley
Kynton
King
Earl of Essex
Earle of
Lord Wharton
Strowd
Seneralls