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gives rise to one of the alternate names for this encounter. They were supported by
Reading men shooting from windows. James' forces retreated in confusion; leaving an unknown number dead, with reports varying widely from twelve to fifty killed, depending on the account. The number of casualties for
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William. Halifax presented James' proposals: that the points of dispute would be laid before Parliament; and that while Parliament deliberated, William's army would not come nearer than 30 miles from London. Halifax then handed a letter from James to William. William asked his English
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James was already convinced that only Irish troops could be relied on to defend him, but their defeat by an inferior force and the willingness of the people of
Reading to support a Protestant revolt against him underlined his insecurity. On Tuesday 11 December James fled London in an attempt to
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in his earlier rebellion against James II was welcoming of the Dutch invasion. He describes how a squadron of "Irish dragoons" was routed by the "irresistible fury" of a Dutch force who chased many of the fleeing soldiers to nearby
Twyford.
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702:Collier, John Payne; Percy Society (1840).
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686:Thorne, James (1847).
652:Information Services,
604:Childs, W.M. (2003) ,
473:Battle of Broad Street
327:After retreating from
180:Commanders and leaders
58:Map of Reading, 1611.
439:on 14 December 1688.
274:William III of Orange
242:Casualties and losses
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204:William III of Orange
616:on 26 September 2008
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477:The Reading Skirmish
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31:(1642–1643)
719:Categories
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322:Hungerford
314:Overijssel
310:Gelderland
93:51°27′21″N
630:"Reading"
568:(1962) .
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406:Louis XIV
399:Aftermath
358:Catholics
329:Salisbury
270:Wincanton
230:Loyalists
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302:Zeeland
298:Holland
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121:Result
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