The largest battle of the Civil War, fought on Marston Moor west of York. Rupert had marched to relieve York; instead of withdrawing, the combined Parliamentary-Scottish army attacked at 7pm. Cromwell's cavalry destroyed Rupert's horse on the left; Fairfax's cavalry on the right was driven from the field. Newcastle's Whitecoat regiment made its last stand in a ditch and was annihilated. Yorkshire and the north were permanently won for Parliament; Cromwell's reputation was established.
c.4,000 Royalists killed, 1,500 captured; 300 Parliamentary
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: BOE16.
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