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Marston Moor, battle of

Marston Moor, battle of (1644)   Reference library

The Oxford Companion to Military History

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2004
Subject:
History, Military History, Social sciences, Warfare and Defence
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537 words

Marston Moor was the largest and most important battle of the British civil wars, although its results were not

Marston Moor, Battle of

Marston Moor, Battle of (1664)   Quick reference

World Encyclopedia

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Current Version:
2004
Subject:
Encyclopedias
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35 words

Decisive engagement in the English Civil War, 11km (7mi) w of York. Parliamentarians, led by Thomas Fairfax and allied

Marston Moor, Battle of

Marston Moor, Battle of   Quick reference

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.)

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2006
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Language reference, History of English, Literature, Literary theory and cultural studies
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a battle of the English Civil War, fought in 1644 on Marston Moor near York, in which the Royalist armies of Prince Rupert and the Duke of Newcastle suffered a defeat by the English and ... More

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