Battle of Naseby
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The Battle of Naseby was a decisive 1645 engagement of the English Civil War in which Parliament’s New Model Army crushed King Charles I’s main field force, effectively turning the tide of the conflict.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement → |
| associatedWith |
village of Naseby
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| belligerent |
New Model Army
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Parliamentarians → Royalists → |
| capturedFromRoyalists |
Royalist artillery
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Royalist baggage train → Royalist infantry → |
| combatant |
New Model Army
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| commander |
Henry Ireton
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King Charles I → Oliver Cromwell → Prince Rupert of the Rhine → Sir Thomas Fairfax → |
| conflict |
First English Civil War
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| consequence |
damage to Royalist political credibility
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publication of King Charles I’s letters by Parliament → |
| country |
Kingdom of England
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| date |
14 June 1645
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| followedBy |
Parliamentarian recapture of Leicester (1645)
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| historicalEra |
17th century
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| legacy |
regarded as the decisive battle of the English Civil War
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| location |
near Naseby, Northamptonshire, England
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| NewModelArmyCavalryLeader |
Oliver Cromwell
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| NewModelArmyCommander |
Sir Thomas Fairfax
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| NewModelArmyRole |
principal Parliamentarian field army
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| notableEvent |
capture of King Charles I’s private correspondence
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| notableTactic |
effective use of disciplined Parliamentarian cavalry
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| ParliamentarianCommander |
Henry Ireton
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Oliver Cromwell → Sir Thomas Fairfax → |
| ParliamentarianForceStrength |
approximately 13,000–14,000 men
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| partOf |
English Civil War
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| precededBy |
Royalist capture of Leicester (1645)
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| preludeTo |
Parliamentarian advance into the West Country
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collapse of Royalist resistance in much of England → siege and capture of Bristol (1645) → |
| result |
Decisive Parliamentarian victory
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| RoyalistArmy |
main field army of King Charles I
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| RoyalistArmyOutcome |
largely destroyed
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| RoyalistCommander |
King Charles I
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Prince Rupert of the Rhine → |
| RoyalistForceStrength |
approximately 7,000–8,000 men
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| significance |
decisive defeat of Royalist main field force
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effectively ended Royalist ability to wage large-scale offensive war → shifted strategic initiative to Parliament → |
| theatre |
Midlands campaign of the English Civil War
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| turningPointIn |
English Civil War
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| year |
1645
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Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Henry Ireton
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New Model Army → Sir Thomas Fairfax → |
battle |
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English Army
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Thomas Fairfax → |
notableBattle |
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Oliver Cromwell
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Philip Skippon → |
notableEvent |
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Battle of Langport
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Siege of Oxford → |
precededBy |
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English Civil War
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Wars of the Three Kingdoms → |
significantEvent |
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Royalists
("Battle of Naseby (1645)")
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defeat |
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Royalists
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engagedInBattle |