The
English Civil War battle of
Edgehill (or "Edge Hill"), on
October 23,
1642. King
Charles I was marching his army from
Nottingham to
London, a center of rebellion, when he encountered an army of 25,000 raised by
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, but after a confused battle, both armies withdrew, leaving it a draw.
(need account of battle itself)