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| 1619 | Birth |  |
| 28th Nov Prague Birth of Rupert of the Rhine, 3rd son of Frederick V & grandson of James I of England |
| 1620 | Battle of White Mountain | |
| Exiled after the battle of the White Mountain ends father's reign as King of Bohemia |
| 1620 | Exile of Rupert of the Rhine | |
| The Hague Exiled after the battle of the White Mountain ends father's reign as King of Bohemia |
| 1630 | Siege of Rheinsberg | |
| Rheinsberg Serves with Prince Frederick Henry of Orange |
| 1635 | Battle of Brabant | |
| Brabant Serves with Prince Frederick Henry of Orange |
| 1635 | Siege of Tirlemont | |
| Tirlemont Serves with Prince Frederick Henry of Orange |
| 1637 | Capture of Breda | |
| 20th Oct Breda Serves with Prince Frederick Henry of Orange, in George Monck's company |
| 1638 | Arrest | |
| 10th Oct Vloto Captured by the Imperial forces during Charles Louis ' invasion of the Palatinate |
| 10th Oct Linz Imprisoned at Linz Castle, 1638-1641 |
| 1638 | Invasion of Palatinate | |
| 10th Oct Vloto Captured by the Imperial forces during Charles Louis ' invasion of the Palatinate |
| 1641 | Arrest | |
| Dec Linz Released by Emperor Ferdinand III at the instigation of Archduke Leopold William |
| 1642 | Battle of Edgehill | |
| 22nd Oct Edgehill Advises Charles I to mobilize at Edgehill the next morning & challenge his enemy |
| 23rd Oct Edgehill Defeats the Earl of Essex near Worcester |
| 1642 | Battle of Powick Bridge | |
| 23rd Sep Powick Bridge Fires on the advanced guard of Parliamentarians who are heading towards Worcester |
| 23rd Sep Powick Bridge Leads a detachment of 1,000 horse & dragoons & routes a Parliamentary force |
| 23rd Sep Powick Bridge Wins the 1st skirmish of the civil war defeating the Earl of Essex near Worcester |
| 1642 | Battle of Worcester | |
| Sep Worcester Essex occupis Worcester as Charles I is unable to send reinforcements to Prince Rupert |
| 23rd Sep Worcester Rupert of the Rhine does not have enough forces to defend Worcester & camps at Powick Bridge |
| 25th Sep Worcester Ordered by Charles I to make Worcester secure & preserve his forces for battle |
| 1642 | Capture of Brentford | |
| 12th Nov Brentford Rupert of the Rhine captures Brentford for the Royalists, as ordered by Charles I |
| 1642 | General Horse | |
| Sep Appointed Commander of the Cavalry |
| 1642 | Knight of the Garter | |
| 22nd Aug Nottingham Created Knight of the Garter by Charles I |
| 1642 | Ransom | |
| Aug Leicester Rupert of the Rhine demands œ2000 from the Mayor of Leicester, the Mayor sends Charles I œ500 |
| 1642 | Royal Standard | |
| 22nd Aug Nottingham Present with Charles I in Nottingham when the Royal Standard is raised declaring war |
| 1642 | Siege of Abingdon | |
| 12th Nov Abingdon Rupert is forced back to Abingdon where he sets up an HQ |
| 1642 | Siege of Brentford | |
| 12th Nov Brentford Rupert attacks Brentford & defeats Parliament's forces under Holles , Essex & Brooke |
| 12th Nov Brentford Rupert of the Rhine captures Brentford for the Royalists, as ordered by Charles I |
| 1642 | Siege of London | |
| 12th Nov Brentford Rupert attacks Brentford & defeats Parliament's forces under Holles , Essex & Brooke |
| 1642 | Siege of Stafford | |
| Sep Stafford Rupert of the Rhine rejoins Charles I at Stafford |
| 1642 | Siege of Worcester | |
| Sep Worcester Essex occupis Worcester as Charles I is unable to send reinforcements to Prince Rupert |
| 23rd Sep Worcester Rupert of the Rhine does not have enough forces to defend Worcester & camps at Powick Bridge |
| 25th Sep Worcester Ordered by Charles I to make Worcester secure & preserve his forces for battle |
| 1643 | Battle of Birmingham | |
| Nov Birmingham Rupert of the Rhine fights at the battle of Birmingham |
| 1643 | Battle of Chalgrove Field | |
| 18th June Chalgrove Field Rupert of the Rhine defeats Parliamentary forces near Dorchester then moves on the capture Bristol |
| 1643 | Battle of Dorchester | |
| 18th June Chalgrove Field Rupert of the Rhine defeats Parliamentary forces near Dorchester then moves on the capture Bristol |
| 1643 | Battle of Lichfied | |
| Nov Lichfied Rupert of the Rhine fights at the battle of Lichfield |
| 1643 | Battle of Newbury | |
| 20th Sep Newbury Rupert of the Rhine is defeated by Parliament |
| 1643 | Battle of Stow | |
| 1st Sep Stow Rupert of the Rhine attacks Essex's Army |
| 1643 | Capture of Bristol | |
| 18th June Chalgrove Field Rupert of the Rhine defeats Parliamentary forces near Dorchester then moves on the capture Bristol |
| 26th July Bristol Rupert of the Rhine captures Bristol, England's 2nd port which becomes the HQ for the Prince of Wales |
| 1643 | Capture of Cirencester | |
| 2nd Feb Cirencester Rupert of the Rhine captures Cirencester for the Royalists |
| 1643 | Capture of Lichfield | |
| 21st April Lichfield Lichfield surrenders to Rupert & the route from York to Oxford is opened for the Queen |
| 1643 | Capture of Liverpool | |
| 11th June Liverpool Captures the earthworks of Liverpool |
| 1643 | Commander | |
| Feb Appointed Commander of counties around Oxford as far as Cheshire & Nottinghamshire |
| 1643 | Siege of Birmingham | |
| Nov Birmingham Rupert of the Rhine fights at the battle of Birmingham |
| 1643 | Siege of Bristol | |
| Mar Bristol Rupert of the Rhine fails in his attempt to capture Bristol |
| 23rd July Bristol Nathaniel Fiennes surrenders Bristol to Rupert of the Rhine |
| 26th July Bristol Joins forces with Ralph Hopton to capture Bristol |
| 26th July Bristol Rupert of the Rhine captures Bristol, England's 2nd port which becomes the HQ for the Prince of Wales |
| 1643 | Siege of Cirencester | |
| 2nd Feb Cirencester Rupert of the Rhine captures Cirencester for the Royalists |
| 1643 | Siege of Lichfield | |
| 21st April Lichfield Lichfield surrenders to Rupert & the route from York to Oxford is opened for the Queen |
| 1643 | Siege of Liverpool | |
| 11th June Liverpool Captures the earthworks of Liverpool |
| 11th June Liverpool Rupert gathers an army of 14,000 & is ready to march on York |
| 1643 | Siege of Stow | |
| 1st Sep Stow Rupert of the Rhine attacks Essex's Army |
| 1643 | Siege of York | |
| 11th June York Rupert gathers an army of 14,000 & is ready to march on York |
| 1644 | Battle of Marston Moor | |
| 2nd July Marston Moor Almost captured but manages to beat a retreat to York |
| 2nd July Marston Moor Leads the Royalist cavalry, the Royalists are defeated outside York |
| 2nd July Marston Moor Leaves York to engage the Roundheads on Marston Moor |
| 1644 | Battle of Newark | |
| Newark After Rupert's success at Newark Parliament withdraws from York |
| 21st Mar Newark Begins the attack on Meldrun's Parliamentary forces |
| 1644 | Battle of Newbury | |
| 26th Oct Newbury Fights an inconclusive battle at Newbury |
| 1644 | Capture of Bolton | |
| 28th May Bolton Captures Bolton from the Roundheads |
| 1644 | Capture of Midlands | |
| 24th Mar Newark The Midlands falls into royalists hands after the siege of Newark |
| 1644 | General of the Royalist Army Rupert of the Rhine | |
| Appointed as General of the Royalist army |
| 1644 | Lieutenant General | |
| Nov Appointed Commander-in-Chief, Royalist forces |
| 1644 | Lieutenant General | |
| 1644 | Peerage | |
| 24th Jan Cumberland Created Duke of Cumberland |
| 24th Jan Holderness Created Earl of Holderness |
| 1644 | Siege of Bingham | |
| 20th Mar Bingham Arrives at Bingham with forces gathered from Chester, Shrewsbury & the Midlands |
| 1644 | Siege of Bolton | |
| 28th May Bolton Captures Bolton from the Roundheads |
| 1644 | Siege of Knaresborough | |
| 29th June Knaresborough Arrives at Knaresborough 18 miles from York |
| 1644 | Siege of Newark | |
| 24th Mar Newark Rupert of the Rhine forces Meldrum's Army to surrender |
| 24th Mar Newark Successfully relieves Newark & the Countess of Derby |
| 24th Mar Newark The Midlands falls into royalists hands after the siege of Newark |
| 15th June Newark Joined by Lord George Goring |
| 1644 | Siege of York | |
| York After Rupert's success at Newark Parliament withdraws from York |
| 1st July York Rupert of the Rhine succesfully relieves York |
| 3rd July York Collects 6,000 of his cavalry & marches into Lancashire |
| 3rd July York Returns to York after the battle of Marston Moor |
| 1645 | Battle of Farndon | |
| 13th June Farndon Advises Charles against fighting, the Royal Army is virtually destroyed |
| 13th June Farndon After defeat Rupert advises the royalists to sue for peace |
| 13th June Farndon Stops the retreat & stands on high ground from East Farndon towards Great Oxendon |
| 1645 | Battle of Naseby | |
| 14th June Naseby Has command in the field of the Royalist forces & leads the right wing of the cavalry |
| 1645 | Capture of Bristol | |
| 10th Sep Bristol Forced to surrender Bristol to a Parliamentary force under Fairfax |
| 1645 | Capture of Leicester | |
| 1st June Leicester Helps Charles I to capture Leicester, there is much slaughter |
| 1645 | Dismissal | |
| Oxford Dissmissed as Commander-in-Chief after the defeat at Naseby & the loss of Bristol |
| 1645 | Siege of Bristol | |
| 10th Sep Bristol Forced to surrender Bristol to a Parliamentary force under Fairfax |
| 1645 | Siege of Farndon | |
| 13th June Farndon Stops the retreat & stands on high ground from East Farndon towards Great Oxendon |
| 1645 | Siege of Leicester | |
| 1st June Leicester Helps Charles I to capture Leicester, there is much slaughter |
| 1646 | Exile of Rupert of the Rhine | |
| After the fall of Oxford in 1646, Parliament banishes both Rupert of the Rhine and his brother from England |
| 1646 | Siege of Bristol | |
| Bristol Surrenders Bristol to the Parliamentarians |
| 1647 | Siege of La Bassee | |
| La Bassee Succesfully defends La Bassee |
| 1648 | Commander | |
| Appointed Commander of the Royalist Fleet, reconcilled with Charles I |
| 1665 | Battle of Lowestoft | |
| 3rd June Lowestoft Commands the van at Lowestoft |
| 1665 | Commander | |
| May Appointed Commander of the Fleet |
| 1666 | Battle of Four Days Battle | |
| 13th June River Thames Relieves Monck's battered Fleet |
| 1666 | Battle of North Foreland | |
| 25th July Foreland Drives of De Ruyter |
| 1666 | Battle of River Medway | |
| 17th June River Medway Directs shore defenses |
| 17th June Rochester Repels an attempt on Upnor Castle |
| 1672 | Battle of Sole Bay | |
| 7th June Sole Bay Commands a Squadron in James Duke of York's fleet |
| 1673 | Battle of Schooneveldt Bank | |
| 7th June Schooneveldt Defeats the Dutch |
| 1673 | Battle of Texel | |
| 21st Aug Texel Defeats the Dutch |
| 1673 | Commander | |
| Appointed Commander-in-Chief, Fleet, replaces James Duke of York after the Test Act |
| 1682 | Death | |
| 29th Nov London Death of Rupert of the Rhine, dies of fever |
