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Title
…he will fight, whatever comes of 't!
Description
Battle of Marston Moor
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Source
Publisher
Date
1644-07-02
Scenario#
HM13
Location
Long Marston, England
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Marston Moor was fought on 2 July 1644, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms of 1639 – 1653. The combined forces of the English Parliamentarians under Lord Fairfax and the Earl of Manchester and the Scottish Covenanters under the Earl of Leven defeated the Royalists commanded by Prince Rupert of the Rhine and the Marquess of Newcastle. During the summer of 1644, the Covenanters and Parliamentarians had been besieging York, which was defended by the Marquess of Newcastle. Rupert had gathered an army which marched through the northwest of England, gathering reinforcements and fresh recruits on the way, and across the Pennines to relieve the city. The convergence of these forces made the ensuing battle the largest of the civil wars.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of Marston Moor
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Combatants
Royalists
Parliamentarians
Additional Information
First English Civil War
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