Decisive Battles of the English Civil Wars: Myth and RealityPen & Sword Military, 2006 - 246 Seiten In this stimulating and original investigation of the decisive battles of the English Civil War, Malcolm Wanklyn reassesses what actually happened on the battlefield and as a result sheds new light on the causes of the eventual defeat of Charles I. Taking each major battle in turn - Edgehill, Newbury I, Cheriton, Marston Moor, Newbury II, Naseby, and Preston - he looks critically at contemporary accounts and at historians' narratives, explores the surviving battlegrounds and retells the story of each battle from a new perspective. His lucid, closely argued analysis questions traditional assumptions about each battle and the course of the war itself. |
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... fire , and the short length of time the cavalry were exposed to it , makes it unlikely that incoming fire was the principal explanation of why the Eastern Association cavalry under - performed at Newbury . " 21 Other blemishes that can ...
... fire , and the short length of time the cavalry were exposed to it , makes it unlikely that incoming fire was the principal explanation of why the Eastern Association cavalry under - performed at Newbury . " 21 Other blemishes that can ...
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... fire as they moved forwards . Sir James Ramsey's tactics were not for his horse to counter - charge . They were to receive the enemy in a stationary position with a concentrated burst of fire from their pistols and carbines delivered at ...
... fire as they moved forwards . Sir James Ramsey's tactics were not for his horse to counter - charge . They were to receive the enemy in a stationary position with a concentrated burst of fire from their pistols and carbines delivered at ...
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... fire , and the Blue repeated cavalry charges , without giving ground . After several hours under fire , the pressure on the Red and Blue regiments eased , probably because the Royalist cavalry had moved back up the road towards Newbury ...
... fire , and the Blue repeated cavalry charges , without giving ground . After several hours under fire , the pressure on the Red and Blue regiments eased , probably because the Royalist cavalry had moved back up the road towards Newbury ...
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Chapter | 7 |
Narrative | 23 |
Chapter 5 | 145 |
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