At Memorial Sloan Kettering, we have world-class expertise in diagnosing and treating these and other rare blood disorders. Polycythemia Vera. This slow-developing disease occurs when bone marrow produces too many red blood cells, which can lead to thickening of the blood.
However, this is a generalisation and there were noblemen who supported Parliament and there were towns such as Newark that supported Charles. The first major battle of the English Civil War was at Edge Hill. While both sides claimed success, there was no decisive result from this battle. The following year, 1643, saw a series of smaller battles that were equally as indecisive in the sense that neither side dealt a fatal blow to the other.
On the morning of July 21, hearing of the proximity of the two opposing forces, hundreds of civiliansâmen, women, and childrenâturned out to watch the first major battle of the Civil War. The fighting commenced with three Union divisions crossing the Bull Run stream, and the Confederate flank was driven back to Henry House Hill.