History Channel - Line of Fire Volume Three (2002) Part 1 The Battle of Edgehill 1642

Line Of Fire is history with a difference. The great battlefields of war are presented in a unique animated environment providing new insights into military history's most compelling events. Each powerful episode combines informative graphics with atmospheric recreations and archive footage to analyse every facet of famous battles from the ancient period to modern times. Series also features authoritative comment by leading military historians from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.

Part 1 The Battle of Edgehill 1642

After months of rising tension, The English Civil War finally exploded into life on the slopes of Edgehill on October 23rd 1642. It was to be a confused and bitter business, marked by the foolishness of Prince Rupert and the Royalist cavalry, who left the field at a crucial stage of the battle. As darkness fell, nearly 3000 men lay dead and the die was cast; the English Civil War would be no short and decisive affair.

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