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Title
The Royal Oak
Description
Battle of Worcester
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Source
Publisher
Date
1651-09-03
Scenario#
HM21
Location
Worcester, England
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Worcester took place on 3 September 1651 at Worcester, England. It was the final battle of the English Civil War. Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentary New Model Army, 28,000 strong, defeated King Charles II's 16,000 Royalists, of whom the vast majority were Scottish. The Royalist forces took up defensive positions in and around the city of Worcester. The area of the battle was bisected by the River Severn, with the River Teme forming an additional obstacle to the south-west of Worcester. Cromwell divided his army into two main sections, divided by the Severn, in order to attack from both the east and south-west. There was fierce fighting at river crossing points and two dangerous sorties by the Royalists against the eastern Parliamentary force were beaten back. Following the storming of a major redoubt to the east of the city, the Parliamentarians entered Worcester and organised Royalist resistance collapsed. Charles II was able to escape capture.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of Worcester
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Combatants
Royalists
Parliamentarians
Additional Information
Wars of the Three Kingdoms
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