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real answer for. for. answer real

no had Royalists the that team unbeatable an become would Cromwell and Fairfax

against the Royalists at the Battle of Winceby. of Battle the at Royalists the against

victory great a won and Fairfax Thomas Sir with up teamed he 1643 October In

helped win the battle. the win helped

cavalry His 1643. in Gainsborough of Battle the during famous became Cromwell

Cromwell trained his men better and harder than most other cavalry commanders. cavalry other most than harder and better men his trained Cromwell

were called cavalry). cavalry). called were

Cromwell was excellent at fighting on horseback, (soldiers who fought on horseback horseback on fought who (soldiers horseback, on fighting at excellent was Cromwell

naturally brilliant soldier. brilliant naturally

But even though Cromwell had no experience he soon discovered that he was a a was he that discovered soon he experience no had Cromwell though even But

When the civil war started, Cromwell didn’t have any experience as a soldier. a as experience any have didn’t Cromwell started, war civil the When

He was the Member of Parliament for Cambridge. for Parliament of Member the was He

He was a Puritan. a was He

Oliver Cromwell was born in 1599 in Huntingdon. in 1599 in born was Cromwell Oliver

A Brief History of Oliver Cromwell Oliver of History Brief A

The victory at Winceby led to a winning streak of battles against the Cavaliers. Cavaliers. the against battles of streak winning a to led Winceby at victory The

the Royalists at the Battle of Winceby. of Battle the at Royalists the

against victory great a won and Cromwell Oliver with up teamed he 1643, October In

London. London.

His attacks on the Cavaliers in Yorkshire helped stop the Cavaliers from attacking attacking from Cavaliers the stop helped Yorkshire in Cavaliers the on attacks His

In the early years of the civil war he lost battles and he won battles. won he and battles lost he war civil the of years early the In

Fairfax was a very tough soldier. He survived being shot through the wrist. the through shot being survived He soldier. tough very a was Fairfax

him.

against fought Fairfax but King the for fought Yorkshire of most war civil the During

The King tried to run Fairfax over with his horse. his with over Fairfax run to tried King The

He fell out with King when the King refused to talk (negotiate) with Parliament. with (negotiate) talk to refused King the when King with out fell He

Fairfax fought for the King during the Bishop’s Wars. Bishop’s the during King the for fought Fairfax

Fairfax was a Puritan. a was Fairfax

He was the son of Lord Lancaster. Lord of son the was He

Sir Thomas Fairfax was born in 1612 in North Yorkshire. North in 1612 in born was Fairfax Thomas Sir

A Brief History of Sir Thomas Fairfax Thomas Sir of History Brief A

Two people. Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell. Oliver and Fairfax Thomas Sir people. Two

Why?

In 1644 the Royalists started to lose the war. war. the lose to started Royalists the 1644 In

The Year Things Go Wrong for the King. King. the the for for Wrong Wrong Go Go Things Things Year Year The The

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Roundhead army win the victory. victory. the win army Roundhead

They were there. They weren’t in charge of the army but they both massively helped the the helped massively both they but army the of charge in weren’t They there. were They

Were Fairfax and Cromwell at the battle? the at Cromwell and Fairfax Were

under Parliament’s control. control. Parliament’s under

After the battle, Parliament captured the Royalist city of York. The North of England was now now was England of North The York. of city Royalist the captured Parliament battle, the After

So why was the battle important? battle the was why So

fighting.

Roundheads killed 4,000 Royalist soldiers and lost only 300 of their own men during the the during men own their of 300 only lost and soldiers Royalist 4,000 killed Roundheads

The Roundheads won. But they didn’t just win, they destroyed the Cavalier army. The The army. Cavalier the destroyed they win, just didn’t they But won. Roundheads The

Who won? Who

soldiers taking part. taking soldiers

Rhine (who had never lost a battle during the civil war). It was a massive battle with 43,000 43,000 with battle massive a was It war). civil the during battle a lost never had (who Rhine

Scottish Roundheads. Leading the Royalists was the King’s super soldier, Prince Rupert of the the of Rupert Prince soldier, super King’s the was Royalists the Leading Roundheads. Scottish

in North Yorkshire. The Royalists were fighting an army of English and and English of army an fighting were Royalists The Yorkshire. North in 2nd July on place

One of the most important battles in the civil war was the Battle of Marston Moor. It took took It Moor. Marston of Battle the was war civil the in battles important most the of One

The Battle of Marston Moor Moor Marston Marston of of Battle Battle The The

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