On 13 May 1643 Oliver Cromwell led Eastern Association cavalry in his first independent field action at Grantham. Facing a larger Royalist force under Colonel Charles Cavendish, Cromwell charged at the trot rather than the gallop, keeping his horse in hand. The disciplined charge routed the Royalists and Cromwell first articulated his doctrine of controlled pursuit rather than headlong chase.
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