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Battle of Marston Moor: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date July 2, 1644
Location United Kingdom • England
Participants Cavalier • Covenanter • Roundhead
Context English Civil Wars • First English Civil War

Photos

Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Marston Moor
Battle of Marston Moor
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Timeline

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Battle of Edgehill
October 23, 1642
Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Marston Moor
Battle of Marston Moor
July 2, 1644
The Battle of Naseby
Battle of Naseby
June 14, 1645
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Battle of Dunbar
September 3, 1650

Key People

Painting of Oliver Cromwell in black armor with a white sash, standing outdoors as a young attendant in red helps adjust his armor.
Oliver Cromwell
English statesman
Rupert, detail of a painting from the studio of Sir Peter Lely, c. 1670; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Prince Rupert
English commander
Sir Thomas Fairfax
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax
English general
Algernon Sidney
Algernon Sidney
English politician
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James Stanley, 7th earl of Derby
English commander
Edward Montagu, 2nd earl of Manchester
Edward Montagu, 2nd earl of Manchester
British general

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