Battle of Reading (Q1772463)
- matcher place: Berkshire (relation 88070), Reading (relation 115074), Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire (relation 3820628), Thames Valley (relation 4001795)
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The battle of Reading (also known as the battle of Broad Street, Reading Skirmish or Reading Fight) took place on 9 December 1688 in Reading, Berkshire during the Glorious Revolution. Dutch States Army dragoons, led by Hans Bentinck and supported by Williamite civilians, routed an Irish Army detachment under Patrick Sarsfield from the town in one of only two substantial battles fought in England during the Glorious Revolution. The engagement was celebrated in Reading for many years afterwards.
La bataille de Reading a eu lieu le 9 décembre 1688 à Reading, dans le Berkshire. Il s'agit de l'une des deux seules actions militaires importantes menées en Angleterre pendant la Glorieuse Révolution (l'autre étant celle de Wincanton), et elle a été une victoire décisive pour les forces loyales à Guillaume III d'Orange.
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