Battle of Marston Moor
Fought on 2 July 1644 , the Battle of Marston Moor stands as one of the most significant engagements of the English Civil War . This decisive clash saw a combined force of Parliamentarians and Scottish Covenanters confront the Royalist army commanded by the Marquess of Newcastle and Prince Rupert of the Rhine . The battle took place on the moorland to the west of York , a city which had been under...
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