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Facts

Date July 2, 1644
Location United Kingdom • England
Participants Cavalier • Covenanter • Roundhead
Context English Civil Wars • First English Civil War

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Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Marston Moor
Battle of Marston Moor
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Timeline

Battle of Edgehill
October 23, 1642
Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Marston Moor
Battle of Marston Moor
July 2, 1644
The Battle of Naseby
Battle of Naseby
June 14, 1645
Battle of Dunbar
September 3, 1650

Key People

Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
English statesman
Rupert, detail of a painting from the studio of Sir Peter Lely, c. 1670; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Prince Rupert
English commander
Sir Thomas Fairfax
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax
English general
Edward Montagu, 2nd earl of Manchester
Edward Montagu, 2nd earl of Manchester
British general
James Stanley, 7th earl of Derby
English commander

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