What are the Reasons That Charles I lost the civil war in 1642.?

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What are the Reasons That Charles I lost the civil war in 1642. Please can sombody answer in a lot of detail or give me a link. Thanks

Answer 1

The English Civil War had not yet started, but both sides began to arm. After futile negotiations, Charles raised the royal standard (an anachronistic mediæval gesture) in Nottingham on 22 August 1642. He then set up his court at Oxford, whence his government controlled roughly the north and west of England, Parliament remaining in control of London and the south and east. Charles raised an army using the archaic method of the Commission of Array. The Civil War started on 25 October 1642 with the inconclusive Battle of Edgehill and continued indecisively through 1643 and 1644, until the Battle of Naseby tipped the military balance decisively in favour of Parliament. There followed a great number of defeats for the Royalists, and then the Siege of Oxford, from which Charles escaped in April 1646. He put himself into the hands of the Scottish Presbyterian army at Newark, and was taken to nearby Southwell while his "hosts" decided what to do with him. The Presbyterians finally arrived at an agreement with Parliament and delivered Charles to them in 1647. He was imprisoned at Holdenby House in Northamptonshire, until cornet George Joyce took him by force to Newmarket in the name of the New Model Army. At this time, mutual suspicion had developed between the New Model Army and Parliament, and Charles was eager to exploit it.

He was then transferred first to Oatlands and then to Hampton Court, where more involved but fruitless negotiations went on. He was persuaded that it would be in his best interests to escape — perhaps abroad, perhaps to France, or perhaps to the custody of Robert Hammond, Parliamentary Governor of the Isle of Wight. He decided on the last course, believing Hammond to be sympathetic, and fled on 11 November. Hammond, however, was opposed to Charles, whom he confined in Carisbrooke Castle.

From Carisbrooke, Charles continued to try to bargain with the various parties, eventually coming to terms with the Scottish Presbyterians that he would allow the establishment of Presbyterianism in England as well as Scotland for a trial period. The Royalists rose in July 1648 igniting the Second Civil War, and as agreed with Charles the Scots invaded England. Most of the uprisings in England were put down by forces loyal to Parliament after little more than skirmishes, but uprisings in Kent, Essex and Cumberland, the rebellion in Wales and the Scottish invasion involved the fighting of pitched battles and prolonged sieges. But with the defeat of the Scots at the Battle of Preston, the Royalists lost any chance of winning the war.

Answer 2

1: The New Model Army - in April 1645,Parliament formed the New Model Army (NMA).This was a centrally controlled, full time, professionally led and well disciplined army of 22,000 men,the first of its kind in England.Previously,Civil War armies were regional and led by local magnates or MPs (who were barred by Act of Parliament, The Self Denying Ordinance, from serving in the NMA).The NMA was also much larger than the regional armies.Within just over a year,the NMA had won the war for Parliament. 2: Lack of discipline in the Royalist cavalry. The strongest arm of the Royalist forces was their cavalry, dashing,aggressive, and well led. However,their on field discipline in battle was poor.At Edgehill (1642) and Naseby (1645), having charged and defeated their immediate opponents, the Royalist cavalry then went off to loot the enemy baggage rather than turn inward and roll up the enemy infantry with flank charges.At Marston Moor (1644), a premature charge through their own infantry by Lord Byron's cavalry disorganized the entire Royalist right wing, leading directly to a heavy defeat for the Royalists. On the other hand,Parliament's cavalry retained great discipline in battle, and was often able to rally after a successful charge, and deliver further blows against the enemy to complete a victory. 3: The Solemn League and Covenant - in January 1644, a large (30,000 men) Scottish army invaded England on behalf of Parliament. Under the terms of the Covenant, Parliament agreed to introduce Protestant Presbyterianism as the sole religion in England after the successful conclusion of the war in return for Scottish aid.Many of the Scots soldiers and commanders were very experienced, having fought in the ongoing 30 Years War in Europe as mercenaries. The entry of such a large, experienced army into the war on Parliament's side changed the balance of power,particularly in the north, where the Royalists had previously been dominant.Within 6 months, Royalist power in the North had been destroyed. As this area supplied their largest army and richest supporter (the Duke of Newcastle), this was a mortal blow to the Royalist war effort. 4: Charles I character - Charles was indecisive,unwilling to impose strict discipline on his generals, stubborn, and easily swayed by whoever had last talked to him.Real opportunities to win the war after Edgehill (1642) and at the First Battle of Newbury (1643) were lost because Charles didn't make decisions about strategy until it was too late.Many of his senior generals ignored his orders; for example, Lord Goring simply failed to turn up for the battle of Naseby with his 4,000 cavalry, and The Duke of Newcastle refused to send his Northern army to the King at Oxford in 1643; both were worried they would lose personal influence over their forces if they joined them with the King's Oxford army.

Answer 3

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