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The infantry under Sergeant-Major General Sir Philip Skippon was in the centre with five regiments in the front line and three in support. A forlorn hope of musketeers was deployed to the front, and two companies of Colonel Edward Harley's regiment [9] were in reserve. A Parliamentarian engraving of the battle [10] shows 11 pieces of artillery , in the intervals between the infantry regiments. They played little part in the battle; their first salvoes went high, and the Royalist and Parliamentarian infantry were subsequently too closely engaged for the guns to be used.

Cromwell's wing, with six and a half regiments of cavalry, was on the right. The Parliamentarian army occupied a front about 2 miles 3. They outflanked the Royalist left, but their own left flank rested, like the Royalists' right flank, on the Sulby Hedges. At the last minute, as the Royalists began to advance, Cromwell sent a regiment of dragoons under Colonel John Okey into the Sulby Hedges, where they could fire into the flank of Rupert's cavalry.

The Royalist centre attacked first, with Rupert keeping his own wing of cavalry in hand so that the horse and foot could hit the enemy simultaneously. There was time for only one volley of musketry before both sides were fighting hand-to-hand, the veteran Royalist infantry using their swords and the butt ends of their muskets. Sir Edward Walker , Charles's secretary of war, stated "The Foot on either side hardly saw each other until they were within Carabine Shot, and so made only one Volley; our falling in with Sword and butt end of the Musquet did notable Execution, so much as I saw their Colours fall and their Foot in great Disorder.

Even so, the Parliamentarians were hard-pressed and forced back. On the Parliamentarian left, the opposing wings of horse paused briefly to dress ranks before charging into each other. His troopers were driven off by Royalist pikemen, and Ireton himself was unhorsed, wounded in the leg and face and taken prisoner. The entire Royalist right wing had been committed to defeat Ireton, and none were left in reserve. Meanwhile, the Parliamentarian right wing of horse under Cromwell and the Royalist Northern Horse faced each other, neither willing to charge to the aid of their infantry while the other could threaten their flank.

Eventually after half an hour, the Royalist cavalry began to charge and Cromwell's troops moved to meet them. Langdale's men were not only outflanked and outnumbered two to one, but forced to charge up a slope broken up by bushes and a rabbit warren. After a brief contest they were routed.

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Unlike Rupert, Cromwell had roughly half of his wing uncommitted, as only the front line of Cromwell's wing had taken part in the defeat of Langdale. He sent only four divisions roughly two regiments after Langdale, and turned his reserves against the left flank and rear of the Royalist centre.

Some of the trapped Royalist infantry began to throw down their arms and call for quarter; others tried to conduct a fighting retreat. One regiment, apparently Rupert's bluecoats, stood their ground and repulsed all attacks.

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One eyewitness said "The Blue regiment of the Kings stood to it very stoutly, and stirred not, like a wall of brasse The bluecoats' resistance was broken and Fairfax is said to have taken their standard in person. At some stage, the King attempted to lead his lifeguard of horse to the rescue of his centre or in a counter-attack against Cromwell's troopers, but was prevented from doing so by a Scottish nobleman, the Earl of Carnwath , who seized his bridle, swore at him and said, "Would you go upon your death?

Behind the Parliamentarian lines, Rupert's men had reached Naseby and the Parliamentarian baggage.

The Parliamentarian camp guards refused to surrender, and Rupert eventually rallied his men and led them back to the battlefield. It was too late by this time to save the remnants of the Royalist infantry, and Rupert could not induce his men to make another charge.

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Fairfax halted and reorganised his lines, and when he resumed his advance, Rupert's cavalry rode off the field. Fairfax's forces pursued Royalist survivors fleeing north towards Leicester. Archaeological evidence suggests that fugitives and Royalist baggage guards tried to rally on the slopes of Castle Yard also known as Wadborough Hill , a wooded eminence which once had a motte and bailey castle, about 1.

Parliamentarian troops also hacked to death at least women camp-followers in the apparent belief they were Irish , though they were probably Welsh whose language was mistaken for Irish. Fairfax recovered Leicester on 18 June. He immediately led his army southwest to relieve Taunton and capture the Royalist-held West Country. The main Royalist military force had been shattered at Naseby. The King had lost his veteran infantry including officers , all his artillery, and many arms. He lacked the resources to create an army of such quality again, and after Naseby it simply remained for the Parliamentarian armies to wipe out the last pockets of Royalist resistance.

The Parliamentarians had also captured the King's personal baggage, with correspondence which showed he intended to seek support from the Irish Catholic Confederation through the Cessation Treaty, and Catholic nations in Europe. By publishing this correspondence, entitled The King's Cabinet Opened , [24] Parliament gained much support in favour of fighting the war to a finish.

Within a year, the first civil war ended in a Parliamentarian military victory. Naseby order of battle. Battle of Naseby, hand-coloured copper engraving by Dupuis after Parrocel, for Rapins History, v.

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The King's War Fontana reissue p. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Wyrdegrove by Peter James Cottrell. Wyrdegrove by Peter James Cottrell. A light hearted historical romp with a fantasy twist following the adventures of two friends who find themselves catapulted back in time to the English Civil War and a world of action, adventure and romance!

One reviewer called it, "A book that is full of history but also extremely funny and witty. A book anyone Book Description: A book anyone can read. A little gem I stumbled across but couldn't put it down. Whilst 'Wyrdegrove' is a work of historical fantasy many of the events and characters in the novel are based on fact. Royalist and Parliamentarian colonists really did fight each other in Maryland. The Battle of the Severn was fought in in an area that is now a suburb of Annapolis and was probably one of the last armed clashes of the English Civil War, despite happening in America.

The activities of the Parliamentarian privateer Captain William Stagg are taken straight out of the diaries of the Governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony and George Washington's ancestors really were Cavaliers fighting for the Royalist cause. Kindle Edition , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Wyrdegrove , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Oct 24, Kay Bolton rated it really liked it Shelves: Nothing too "Wyrd" see what I did there?

I don't want to give any spoilers out, but a chain of events see Matt Wyrdegrove, injured US Marine, and his friend Jack his socially inept friend tricked into travelling back in time to the reign of Charles I and the English Civil War. On the whole a decent enough read, and enjoyable, although I did find that the portion when they went back to the America a little on the slow sid Nothing too "Wyrd" see what I did there? On the whole a decent enough read, and enjoyable, although I did find that the portion when they went back to the America a little on the slow side.

However, the Novel as a whole piece worked well. I believe that this is Mr Cottrell's second novel, and it would certainly translate to a Series - in fact I would love that. There were a few errors, but not that many as to be distracting, and thinking about this for a few days I'd award it 4 Stars , if there were half stars around it would have got one of 'em.

As usual you will find a list of the errors on my Blog Post in November Highly recommend if you like time travel, and especially if you like an historical twist. Oct 11, Mary Holmes rated it it was amazing. I've never written a book but I love reading and am sure that writing a book takes a huge amount of effort, dedication and determination not to mention rejection and disappointment.

Consequently, I feel moved to write a review in support of this one. I found the relationship between the two main characters well observed, witty and had me laughing throughout. It is obvious that this isn't a serious book, however, I found it fast paced with a clever plot that gently pokes fun I've never written a book but I love reading and am sure that writing a book takes a huge amount of effort, dedication and determination not to mention rejection and disappointment.

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It is obvious that this isn't a serious book, however, I found it fast paced with a clever plot that gently pokes fun at, and pays homage to a number of books, stories as well as historical people and events. It's obvious that the author has drawn on his experiences in the military as well as an historian to inform his writing. I learnt a lot about seventeenth century history whilst being entertained. I think the plot is extremely clever, the characters entertaining and I have no hesitation in recommending it to my friends as a good read.

Overall an excellent book. Mar 11, Jules rated it it was amazing Shelves: Although the story is obviously set in this time this story does not read like a history book, there are obvious references to the situation at the time but the author keeps the story true to the interpretation of the two main characters, Matt and Jack and follows their adventure across the Atlantic to Boston and Ch a time travel novel - two Americans in England for an English Civil War re enactment find themselves flung back in time to the 's and caught up in the Politics of the Civil war.

Although the story is obviously set in this time this story does not read like a history book, there are obvious references to the situation at the time but the author keeps the story true to the interpretation of the two main characters, Matt and Jack and follows their adventure across the Atlantic to Boston and Chesepeake and then back to England to the Wyrdestone and hopefully back to their own time.