Cromwell at the Battle of Marston Moor, 2 July 1644, (19th century). The Parliamentarians under Thomas Fairfax defeated the Royalists at this battle in Yorkshire. Cromwell (1599-1658) commanded the Parliamentarian cavalry that defeated the previously invincible Royalist cavalry of Prince Rupert. Marston Moor was a turning point in the English Civil War as it effectively lost the Royalists the north of England. Illustration from "Harper's New Monthly Magazine".
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