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Naseby

Naseby, Northamptonshire

The battle that decided the Civil War.

At Naseby in June 1645, Parliament's New Model Army met the king's main army. Prince Rupert's cavalry charged off the field chasing plunder, leaving the royalist infantry to be surrounded.

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When
14 June 1645
Where
52.4050, -0.9800
Group
Battlefields

Visiting

Viewpoints and an obelisk mark the battlefield, with trail boards.

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