The Battle of Marston Moor mb-code IN001274 later Jane Myddleton or Middleton

later Jane Myddleton or Middleton (1645-1692)

Alexander III

'A Sketch at Walberswick'

A man is alighting from the rear

January 17

The Battle of Marston Moor mb-code IN001274 later Jane Myddleton or MiddletonThe Battle of Marston Moor, 1644. The North lost to the king. The Parliamentarians under Thomas Fairfax defeated the Royalists at this battle in Yorkshire. Cromwell commanded the Parliamentarian cavalry that defeated the previously invincible Royalist cavalry of Prince Rupert. Marston Moor was a turning point in the English Civil War as it effectively lost the Royalists the north of England. A print from Fifteen Decisive Battles of British History,