Oliver Cromwell Wins Naseby: Parliament Tips Civil War
King Charles I watched his cavalry charge and thought he'd won. He hadn't. At Naseby, his 12,000 Royalists faced Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army — 15,000 disciplined soldiers who'd been drilled specifically to stop breaking ranks mid-battle. The Royalist horse chased fleeing infantry off the field and never came back. Classic mistake. Cromwell's men held. Within hours, Charles lost not just the battle but his entire infantry and, crucially, his private correspondence — letters Parliament published proving he'd been secretly negotiating with foreign Catholic powers. The war wasn't over. But Charles was.
June 14, 1645
381 years ago
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English Civil War
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Long Parliament
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Battle of Naseby
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Battle of Naseby
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Nuevo Ejército Modelo (Inglaterra)
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Thomas Fairfax
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