num_pages: 48
description: The year 1642 witnessed the outbreak of the first English Civil War which saw Royalist troops loyal to King Charles fight the Parliamentarians in several major battles and many sieges. Peter Young explores the tactics equipment and organisation of the armies of both sides drawing a compelling picture of what it must have been like for the men who lived and fought in England over 350 years ago. Chapters on fighting cavalry infantry artillery and discipline examine the subject in depth with many contemporary accounts such as those of Royalist Captain Richard Atkyns who served in one of the most active regiments of the war.
language: English
title: The English Civil War Armies
publisher: Osprey Publishing