Battle of Marston Moor
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The Battle of Marston Moor was a major 1644 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Parliamentarian and Scottish Covenanter forces decisively defeated Royalist troops, effectively ending Royalist control in northern England.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the First English Civil War → |
| aftermath |
Royalist garrison in York later surrendered
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| alliance |
Parliamentarian–Covenanter alliance
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| alsoKnownAs |
Battle on Marston Moor
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| approximateStrengthParliamentarianCovenanter |
around 27,000–30,000 men
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| approximateStrengthRoyalist |
around 17,000–20,000 men
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| associatedWith |
New Model Army’s later tactical developments
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| belligerent |
Parliamentarian forces
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Royalist forces → Scottish Covenanter army → |
| campaign |
Yorkshire campaign of 1644
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| casualtiesParliamentarianCovenanter |
lower than Royalist casualties but still significant
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| casualtiesRoyalist |
several thousand killed, wounded, or captured
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| category |
17th-century battle in England
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| commander |
Lord Fairfax
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Marquis of Newcastle → Oliver Cromwell → Prince Rupert of the Rhine → |
| conflict |
First English Civil War
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| consequence |
end of effective Royalist control in northern England
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| country |
England
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| date |
2 July 1644
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| hasParticipant |
English Parliamentarians
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English Royalists → Scottish Covenanters → |
| historicalPeriod |
English Civil Wars
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| impact |
shifted balance of power towards Parliament in the First English Civil War
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| location |
Marston Moor, Yorkshire
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near Long Marston, North Yorkshire, England → |
| militaryBranchCovenanter |
Army of the Scottish Covenanters
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| militaryBranchParliamentarian |
Parliamentarian Army
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| militaryBranchRoyalist |
Royalist field army under Prince Rupert
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| notableFor |
large-scale use of cavalry by Parliamentarian forces
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rise of Oliver Cromwell’s reputation as a cavalry commander → |
| notableUnit |
Cromwell’s Ironsides cavalry
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| partOf |
First English Civil War
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| precededBy |
Siege of York (1644)
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| region |
Yorkshire
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| relatedEvent |
Siege of York (1644)
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| result |
Parliamentarian and Covenanter victory
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decisive defeat of Royalist forces → |
| strategicImportance |
broke Royalist power in the north of England
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secured Yorkshire for Parliament → |
| terrain |
open moorland
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| theatre |
Northern England
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| timeOfDay |
fought in the evening
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| year |
1644
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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English Civil War
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Wars of the Three Kingdoms → |
significantEvent |
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Battle of Marston Moor
("Battle on Marston Moor")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Sir Thomas Fairfax
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battle |
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Royalists
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engagedInBattle |
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Battle of Marston Moor
("Marston Moor, Yorkshire")
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location |
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Thomas Fairfax
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notableBattle |
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Oliver Cromwell
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notableEvent |