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Areas Of Involvement defense ā€¢ land warfare
Related People Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington ā€¢ T.E. Lawrence ā€¢ William III ā€¢ Edward III ā€¢ John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough ā€¢ Richard I ā€¢ Harold II ā€¢ Lord William Bentinck ā€¢ Edward The Black Prince ā€¢ Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener ā€¢ William de la Pole, 1st duke of Suffolk ā€¢ William Longsword, 3rd earl of Salisbury ā€¢ James Scott, duke of Monmouth ā€¢ Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier ā€¢ Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st marquess of Hastings
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Painting of the Battle of Naseby shows cavalry and infantry clashing, with soldiers on horseback leading a charge and fallen fighters on the ground amid the chaos of battle.
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