English Civil War earl of Essex would put himself in their way". Accordingly, the army left Shrewsbury on 12 October, gaining two days' start on the enemy, and moved south-east. This had the desired effect, as it forced Essex to move to intercept them. The first pitched battle of the war, fought at Edgehill on 23 October 1642, proved inconclusive, and both the Royalists and Parliamentarians claimed it as a victory. The second field action of the war, the stand-off at Turnham Green, saw Charles forced to withdraw to Oxford. This city would serve as his base for the remainder of the war.
Slavery during the American Civil War parts of the Mississippi Delta there were ten or even twenty slaves for every white person. During the war, this disparity grew, leading to fear of insurrection and calls for militia companies to be stationed in agricultural regions to guarantee peace. The market for buying and selling slaves continued during the war, as did the market for hiring and hiring out slave labor. Although the price of slaves grew, it did not keep up with inflation, causing the real price of slaves to decline during the civil war. The prices of slaves rose and fell in part with the prospects