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 Battle of Naseby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Naseby was the key battle of the first English Civil War.
On June 14, 1645, the main army of King Charles I was destroyed by the Parliamentarian New Model Army under Sir Thomas Fairfax.
Fairfax had drawn up his army on a ridge a mile north of Naseby, with Ireton's wing of cavalry on the left, Cromwell's cavalry on the right and the infantry (eight large regiments) under Sir Philip Skippon in the centre.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Naseby   (1130 words)

  
 Top 20 Encyclopedia
This time he was not so lucky, and the English forces fled the field in their second encounter with the Scots in 1640.
The second field action of the war, the stand-off at Turnham Green, saw Charles forced to withdraw to Oxford.
In what were, in retrospect, two decisive engagements—the Battles of Naseby on June 14 and of Langport on July 10—Charles's armies were effectively destroyed.
encyc.connectonline.com /index.php/English_Civil_War   (5907 words)

  
 A Side of History not seen in the History books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
Here also there existed a wonderful field for disruptive criticism; for although it was a Christian kingdom, yet it was one most sharply divided as between Protestant and Catholic.
The stage was now set for the advent of Carvajal and his Jews and the rise of their creature Cromwell.
The year is 1647: Naseby has been won and lost.
www.biblebelievers.org.au /nameless.htm   (4211 words)

  
 Tudors & Stuarts : 11 to 14 years
The lesson ends with an essay frame within a word document.
The author, Andrew Field, would very much welcome feedback and comments to help improve this resource further
Virtual Chat with King Henry VIII: A new and innovative project in which students type questions into the interface, and King Henry answers them!
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /REVhistoryTUD2.htm   (3135 words)

  
 Jensen's Web Sources for Wars & World Military History
Dennis Mahan A treatise on field fortification, containing instructions on the methods of laying out, constructing, defending, and attacking intrenchments, with the general outlines also of the arrangement, the attack and defence of permanent fortifications.
The Western Sanitary Commission; a sketch of its origin, history, labors for the sick and wounded of the Western armies, and aid given to freedmen and Union refugees, with incidents of hospital life full text 1864 report, 144 pages
Ellis, Thomas T. Leaves from the diary of an army surgeon; or, Incidents of field, camp, and hospital life (1863) full text
tigger.uic.edu /~rjensen/military.html   (6116 words)

  
 Useful dates in British history
Aug 22: Battle of Bosworth Field; Richard III killed – beginning of Tudors (Henry VII)
Jun 14: Battle of Naseby: Parliament's New Model Army crushes the Royalist forces
Scotland: Each county and burgh ordered to raise and maintain a number of foot soldiers, according to population, to serve as militia – population of Scotland estimated at 420,000
www.johnowensmith.co.uk /histdate   (11288 words)

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