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Scottish invasion of England (1648)

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The topic was promoted by Kyle Peake via NovemBot (talk) 11:07, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The Scottish invasion of England started near Carlisle on 8 July 1648. The First English Civil War between Royalist supporters of Charles I and an alliance of Parliamentarian and Scottish forces had ended in 1646 with Charles defeated and imprisoned. The Second English Civil War took place in 1648, beginning with a series of mutinies and Royalist uprisings in England and Wales. The Scots raised an army under the command of James Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton, which marched south to support Charles and the uprisings. It combined with English Royalists and continued along the west coast road some 24,000 strong. Oliver Cromwell concentrated 9,000 Parliamentarians in north Yorkshire and fell on the flank of the much larger Royalist army on 17 August. The Royalists proved no match for the well-trained veterans of the New Model Army and at the battle of Preston Hamilton's army was broken and the survivors, nearly all Scottish, driven south. Two days later, hungry, cold, soaking wet, exhausted and short of dry powder they turned to fight at the battle of Winwick. They were beaten again and all of the surviving Scots surrendered: their infantry the same day, their cavalry on 24 August at Uttoxeter. Winwick was the final battle of the war. In its aftermath Charles was beheaded on 30 January 1649 and England became a republic on 19 May.

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Scottish invasion of England (1648)
3 articles
Battle of Winwick
Battle of Preston (1648)
Contributor(s): Gog the Mild, Girth Summit

I think this is a straight forward nomination for FT. It has not previously been a GT. A GA on a military campaign and two FAs on the two main military clashes it led to; which in this case ensured the invaders' complete defeat. Similar to my previous FTs Wikipedia:Featured topics/Gascon campaign of 1345 and Wikipedia:Featured topics/Crécy campaign. Gog the Mild (talk) 13:52, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support A short topic, but well done. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 21:06, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Roman invasion of Africa (204–201 BC)

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The topic was promoted by Aza24 via NovemBot (talk) 00:08, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage had been raging for 13 years when Publius Cornelius Scipio, Rome's most successful commander, was assigned to Sicily in 205 BC with the intention of invading the Carthaginian homeland in North Africa. Scipio's army landed the following year and won four pitched battles in three years, the last against the previously unbeaten Hannibal. Carthage was forced to agree a humiliating treaty in 201 BC and thereafter it was clear that Carthage was politically subordinate to Rome.

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Roman invasion of Africa (204–201 BC)
6 articles
Siege of Utica
Battle of Utica (203 BC)
Battle of the Great Plains
Battle of Cirta
Battle of Zama

Another campaign article with the four battles and one siege for which it was notable as sub-articles, nominated to go straight in as a Featured Topic. Gog the Mild (talk) 11:49, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi CMD and thanks. I thought that might be the major Carthaginian naval attempt to relieve Utica, but it's the seizing of a few storm damaged Roman merchant vessels. Definitely not a battle. Gog the Mild (talk) 08:51, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
MSincccc, you read right through all six articles? If so, I am immensely impressed. Gog the Mild (talk) 19:29, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Not quite all six — I hope to get through the rest soon. MSincccc (talk) 10:00, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
MSincccc, if when you finish you have any thoughts on repetition, overlap, depth etc I would be interested in hearing them. Gog the Mild (talk) 10:02, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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