The decisive battle of the Second Civil War. Hamilton's huge Scottish army was crushed over three days of fighting. Cromwell called it "an absolute victory". Led directly to the trial and execution of Charles I.
c.2,000 Scots killed; 9,000 captured
This battlefield is listed on the Register of Historic Battlefields — a national designation identifying Britain's most significant battle sites for protection and further research. Reference: EHB33.
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