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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Naseby canonical | 22 |
| Naseby | 2 |
| Battle of Naseby (1645) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith | village of Naseby ⓘ |
| belligerent |
New Model Army
ⓘ
Parliamentarians ⓘ Royalists ⓘ |
| capturedFromRoyalists |
Royalist artillery
ⓘ
Royalist baggage train ⓘ Royalist infantry ⓘ |
| combatant | New Model Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Henry Ireton
ⓘ
Charles I of England ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles I
Oliver Cromwell ⓘ Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second English Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
First English Civil War
|
| consequence |
damage to Royalist political credibility
ⓘ
publication of King Charles I’s letters by Parliament ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 14 June 1645 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Parliamentarian recapture of Leicester (1645) ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 17th century ⓘ |
| legacy | regarded as the decisive battle of the English Civil War ⓘ |
| location | near Naseby, Northamptonshire, England ⓘ |
| NewModelArmyCavalryLeader | Oliver Cromwell ⓘ |
| NewModelArmyCommander | Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ |
| NewModelArmyRole | principal Parliamentarian field army ⓘ |
| notableEvent | capture of King Charles I’s private correspondence ⓘ |
| notableTactic | effective use of disciplined Parliamentarian cavalry ⓘ |
| ParliamentarianCommander |
Henry Ireton
ⓘ
Oliver Cromwell ⓘ Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ |
| ParliamentarianForceStrength | approximately 13,000–14,000 men ⓘ |
| partOf | English Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Royalist capture of Leicester (1645) ⓘ |
| preludeTo |
Parliamentarian advance into the West Country
ⓘ
collapse of Royalist resistance in much of England ⓘ siege and capture of Bristol (1645) ⓘ |
| result | Decisive Parliamentarian victory ⓘ |
| RoyalistArmy | main field army of King Charles I ⓘ |
| RoyalistArmyOutcome | largely destroyed ⓘ |
| RoyalistCommander |
Charles I of England
ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles I
Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ |
| RoyalistForceStrength | approximately 7,000–8,000 men ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive defeat of Royalist main field force
ⓘ
effectively ended Royalist ability to wage large-scale offensive war ⓘ shifted strategic initiative to Parliament ⓘ |
| theatre | Midlands campaign of the English Civil War ⓘ |
| turningPointIn | English Civil War ⓘ |
| year | 1645 ⓘ |
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Thomas Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
this entity surface form:
Naseby
this entity surface form:
Naseby