After the Second Battle of Newbury (27 October 1644), Parliament failed to press its advantage. Charles I returned to the Newbury area in November, collected the artillery left at Donnington Castle, and marched away unmolested. Parliament's three generals (Essex, Manchester, Waller) could not agree to attack. This episode directly triggered Cromwell's prosecution of Manchester for incompetence and led to the Self-Denying Ordinance.
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