Battle of Marston Moor

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The Battle of Marston Moor was a major 1644 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Parliamentarian and Scottish Covenanter forces decisively defeated Royalist troops, effectively ending Royalist control in northern England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement of the First English Civil War
aftermath Royalist garrison in York later surrendered
alliance Parliamentarian–Covenanter alliance
alsoKnownAs Battle on Marston Moor
approximateStrengthParliamentarianCovenanter around 27,000–30,000 men
approximateStrengthRoyalist around 17,000–20,000 men
associatedWith New Model Army’s later tactical developments
belligerent Parliamentarian forces
Royalist forces
Scottish Covenanter army
campaign Yorkshire campaign of 1644
casualtiesParliamentarianCovenanter lower than Royalist casualties but still significant
casualtiesRoyalist several thousand killed, wounded, or captured
category 17th-century battle in England
commander Lord Fairfax
Marquis of Newcastle
Oliver Cromwell
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
conflict First English Civil War
consequence end of effective Royalist control in northern England
country England
date 2 July 1644
hasParticipant English Parliamentarians
English Royalists
linked to: Royalists

Scottish Covenanters
historicalPeriod English Civil Wars
linked to: English Civil War
impact shifted balance of power towards Parliament in the First English Civil War
location Marston Moor, Yorkshire
near Long Marston, North Yorkshire, England
militaryBranchCovenanter Army of the Scottish Covenanters
militaryBranchParliamentarian Parliamentarian Army
linked to: New Model Army
militaryBranchRoyalist Royalist field army under Prince Rupert
notableFor large-scale use of cavalry by Parliamentarian forces
rise of Oliver Cromwell’s reputation as a cavalry commander
notableUnit Cromwell’s Ironsides cavalry
partOf First English Civil War
linked to: English Civil War
precededBy Siege of York (1644)
region Yorkshire
relatedEvent Siege of York (1644)
result Parliamentarian and Covenanter victory
decisive defeat of Royalist forces
strategicImportance broke Royalist power in the north of England
secured Yorkshire for Parliament
terrain open moorland
theatre Northern England
timeOfDay fought in the evening
year 1644

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English Civil War significantEvent Battle of Marston Moor
Royalists engagedInBattle Battle of Marston Moor
Oliver Cromwell notableEvent Battle of Marston Moor
Sir Thomas Fairfax battle Battle of Marston Moor
Thomas Fairfax notableBattle Battle of Marston Moor
Battle of Marston Moor location Marston Moor, Yorkshire
linked to: Battle of Marston Moor
Battle of Marston Moor alsoKnownAs Battle on Marston Moor
linked to: Battle of Marston Moor
Wars of the Three Kingdoms significantEvent Battle of Marston Moor
Battle of Selby relatedEvent Battle of Marston Moor
Scottish Covenanter army notableBattle Battle of Marston Moor
Siege of York (1644) followedBy Battle of Marston Moor
Siege of York (1644) relatedTo Battle of Marston Moor
Cromwell’s Ironsides cavalry engagedInBattle Battle of Marston Moor
Scottish Covenanter government notableBattle Battle of Marston Moor
William Cavendish, 1st Marquess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne notableBattle Battle of Marston Moor
subject linked to: Marquis of Newcastle
Rupert, Prince Palatine battle Battle of Marston Moor