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Marston Moor

Near Long Marston, North Yorkshire

The biggest battle of the Civil War, and the phantom soldiers seen on the road.

On a summer evening in 1644, around 45,000 men fought at Marston Moor, the largest battle of the Civil War. Cromwell's cavalry broke the king's army, and the north of England was lost to Charles I.

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When
2 July 1644
Where
53.9580, -1.2710
Group
Battlefields

Visiting

A monument stands by the roadside between Long Marston and Tockwith.

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