Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Essex ya yi imanin cewa ya kafa jagorancin jagorancin Charles kuma, ba tare da so ya kori sojojinsa masu fama da yunwa ba sosai, ya rage jinkirinsa a kan tafiya zuwa Swindon. Ya kara jinkirta bayan Swindon lokacin da dakarun dawakai na Rupert suka kama, kuma sakamakon yakin Aldbourne Chase a ranar 18 ga Satumba ya ba sauran sojojin Royalist damar rufe nesa. Charles ya kawo Essex zuwa yaki a ranar 20 ga watan Satumba a cikin
Yaƙin farko na Newbury, amma ya kasa kayar da shi, yana ba da damar 'yan majalisa su isa amincin sansanin su na London bayan kwana hudu.