Naseby, Battle of

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• Naseby, Battle of — (June 14, 1645) Decisive battle in the English Civil Wars between the Parliamentary New Model Army and the royalist army of Charles I. The two armies met near Naseby, south of Leicester, and deployed along parallel ridges. The 10,000 man royalist …   Universalium

• battle — battle1 battler, n. /bat l/, n., v., battled, battling. n. 1. a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces: the battle of Waterloo. 2. participation in such hostile encounters or engagements: wounds received in battle. 3. a… …   Universalium

• Naseby Field — is the location of the Battle of Naseby, a cardinal battle of the English Civil War which resulted in a disastrous royalist defeat. It is located roughly twenty miles north of Northampton or roughly seven miles southwest of the town of Market… …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Marston Moor — Part of English Civil War The Battle of Marston Moor, by J. Barker …   Wikipedia

• Naseby — For the place in Otago, New Zealand, see Naseby, New Zealand. For the battle of Naseby, see Battle of Naseby. Coordinates: 52°23′49″N 0°59′18″W / 52.39692°N 0.988 …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Naseby — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Naseby caption=Battle memorial and beyond, the fields of Broad Moor, the site of the Battle partof=English Civil War date=June 14, 1645 place=Naseby, near Market Harborough, Northamptonshire… …   Wikipedia

• Naseby order of battle — The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Naseby during the First English Civil War. Parliamentarian New Model Army (6000 Horse, 1,000 Dragoons, 7,000 Foot, 11 guns) Lord General Sir Thomas Fairfax Left Wing (Commissary General… …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Naseby — noun a battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists • Syn: ↑Naseby • Regions: ↑England • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle • Part Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Naseby — noun 1. a village in western Northamptonshire • Instance Hypernyms: ↑town • Part Holonyms: ↑Northamptonshire 2. a battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the… …   Useful english dictionary

• Battle of Camden — The Battle of Camden was a decisive battle for the British in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War. On August 16, 1780, British forces under Lieutenant General Lord Charles Cornwallis routed the American forces of Major General… …   Wikipedia