Battle of Marston Moor
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battle-of-marston-moor-205-16745920
title:
Battle of Marston Moor
text:
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
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1644 battle of the First English Civil War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marston_Moor
date created:
2002-08-07T10:54:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T11:12:15Z
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