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15 May 1649
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Three soldiers are executed at Burford, Oxfordshire, following mutinies
by Leveller soldiers in Salisbury, Aylesbury and Banbury. Mutineers from
Salisbury and Aylesbury join forces near Abingdon and head west, but are
overtaken by Thomas Fairfax and Oliver
Cromwell, who defeat the rebels at Burford. A much smaller group of
mutineers from Banbury are defeated at Wellingborough. This marks the
end of effective radical politics in the army.
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The influence of the Levellers did not end with the English Civil Wars.
Check out Tony Benn's provocative article on The
legacy of the Levellers.
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