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Greatest Battles

New
08 Aftermath 07 Flight of the king Model Army
Naseby is a critical loss for the Royalists, who are
Quickly evaluating the rapidly
chased down for 12 miles. Cromwell and Fairfax now have deteriorating situation, Charles declines to commit
control of the jettisoned Royalist artillery and supplies. Charles any more men and flees the battlefield. The INFANTRY 7,000
and his supporters do not recover from this dire defeat and his remains of Rupert’s cavalry return, but at this late
CAVALRY 8,000
military machine breaks completely at Oxford in 1646. stage, their efforts are futile.

Roundheads in
06the ascendency
The superior number of Roundheads now
begins to tell. Cromwell’s cavalry bolsters
the Parliamentarian left, which in turn
boosts their flagging centre. Now under
attack on all three fronts, the Royalist
infantry gets sucked into the pincer.
Unable to mobilise their reserve troops,
SIRTHOMASFAIRFAX
there is now no way out.
LEADER
Appointed captain general of the
The tide New Model Army in 1645, Fairfax
05turns ranked above Cromwell due to the
As Rupert’s cavalry makes rule of Self-denying Ordinance.
almost no gains at the bravely Strengths Long career in the
defended baggage train, the Parliamentarian Northern Army.
New Model Army begins to tip Weakness Nasebywouldbehisfirst
the balance in its own favour. major engagement as captain general.
Langdale’s forces are swiftly
eradicated, leaving the Royalist
soft underbelly vulnerable.
Cromwell does not repeat
Rupert’s earlier mistake and
turns inside to create a deadly
pincer movement against
Charles’s infantry. The situation
has been reversed and the
Royalists are now struggling.

ROUNDHEAD
DRAGOON
06 KEY UNIT
Led by Colonel John Okey, the
08 dragoon units numbered at more
than 1,000 strong.
Strengths Armour could deflect
pistol fire and sword strokes.
Weakness Vulnerable to mounted
cavalier attacks.
04

01 SABRE
FORMOREGREATBATTLESSEE KEY WEAPON
Firearms were often slow and
inaccurate so cold steel still had a
big part to play in the battles of the
civil war.
Strengths Unmatched weapon at
close quarters.
ISSUE 23 ON SALE NOW! Weakness No defence against
ranged attacks. © EdwardCrooks,Alamy

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