In the lead up to this battle, one side provided fodder for propaganda by allegedly massacringsixteen hundred people in the sack of Bolton.
In the lead up to this battle, one side provided fodder for propaganda by allegedly massacringsixteen hundred people in the sack of Bolton. As this battle ended, a group of infantry "Whitecoats"held their ground against wave after wave of cavalry charge in a famous "last stand." The winningside at this battle consisted of three armies, including the Eastern Association under (*) EdwardMontague, the Earl of Manchester. This battle resulted from an attempt to relieve the Marquess ofNewcastle at the Siege of York. At this battle, Covenanters under the Earl of Leven joined Parliamentariansunder Lord Fairfax to defeat Prince Rupert of the Rhine, forcing the royalists to abandon the north ofEngland. For 10 points, name this 1644 battle, the largest engagement in the English Civil War.
In the lead up to this battle, one side provided fodder for propaganda by allegedly massacringsixteen hundred people in the sack of Bolton.
Battle of Marston Moor