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Beatrice of Aragon. Rupert of the Palatinate ( German: Ruprecht von der Pfalz; 5 May 1352 – 18 May 1410), sometimes known as Robert of the Palatinate, a member of the House of Wittelsbach, was Elector Palatine from 1398 (as Rupert III) and King of Germany from 1400 until his death.
Mar 17, 2015 · Between 1664 and 1667, Rupert fought in the navy during the Second Dutch War. During the Third Dutch War of 1673 he was appointed to the Board of the Admiralty. When he was not involved in some aspect of the military, Rupert had developed a passion for experimentation, particularly with firearms.
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Dec 17, 2013 · The year 1644 was the turning-point of the war….Rupert was sent from Oxford to retrieve the situation, and in particular to raise the siege of York. At first he was singularly successful, for he compelled the Parliamentary forces before Newark to capitulate, and then captured Stockport, Bolton, and Liverpool.
Palatinate campaign. / 49.500°N 8.017°E / 49.500; 8.017 ( Lower Palatinate) The Palatinate campaign (30 August 1620 – 27 August 1623), also known as the Spanish conquest of the Palatinate or the Palatinate phase of the Thirty Years' War was a campaign conducted by the Imperial army of the Holy Roman Empire against the Protestant ...
Jan 15, 2022 · Rupert achieved key victories at the Battle of Powick Bridge and the Battle of Edgehill but was criticized by supporters of parliament for introducing the brutal tactics of The Thirty Years’ War into the conflict, including pillaging towns that refused to surrender.
Prince Rupert. Prince Rupert (also called Rupert of the Rhine) was the most well known commander in the English Civil War. Rupert’s military ability as a cavalry soldier was of great benefit to the Royalist army. Born at Prague in Bohemia on 17 December 1619, Prince Rupert was the third son of Charles I 's sister Elizabeth (the "Winter Queen ...
Rupert had command of the Royalist cavalry. His first role was to attempt to capture Wash Common, to allow a bombardment of the Parliamentary positions on Round Hill, which he did, but Round Hill itself never fell, and again the battle ended in a draw.
