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The Battle of Marston Moor was fought on 2 July 1644, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms of 1639–1653. [a] The combined forces of the English Parliamentarians under Lord Fairfax and the Earl of Manchester and the Scottish Covenanters under the Earl of Leven defeated the Royalists commanded by Prince Rupert of the Rhine and the Marquess of Newcastle.
There were too many weak regiments of horse and commanders to list separately; also, it is not certain whether any given regiment was present at Marston Moor, or was elsewhere (with a force under Colonel Clavering, or in various garrisons). At Marston Moor, Newcastle's cavalry were organised as: Sir Charles Lucas's Brigade (700)
The Spirits of Marston Moor: An investigation into reports of sightings of soldiers long dead. Same as episode 3.1 (13), "Spirits of the Civil Warr". 9 February 1997 4.3 (23) In the Shadow of Snowdonia: Follows exorcists as they are called in to restore normality to a haunted farmhouse in the Welsh valleys. They may appear tranquil, but ...
The station opened as Marston on 30 October 1848 by the East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway. The station was situated west of the level crossing on Marston Lane. It bears the name of the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644. On the Ordnance Survey map of 1850, the station was called 'Marston and Monkston Station', although Monkston was never a ...
Montgomerie, who was commonly known as Greysteel, [5] commanded a Scottish regiment of horse for the English Parliament and distinguished himself at the Battle of Marston Moor (1644). [6] On the execution of Charles I in 1649 he supported the recall of Charles II and the policy of the Marquess of Argyll.
Marston Moor was a 52-gun third rate Speaker-class frigate built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Blackwall Yard, and launched in 1654. [1] After the Restoration in 1660, she was renamed HMS York. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 60 guns. York was wrecked in 1703. [1]
He played a major part in the Battle of Marston Moor, and though many of his own regiment were routed, he did much to regroup the remainder and rally the reserve battalions which helped secure victory for the allied forces of the parliaments. [3] Lumsden left an account of the battle, published anonymously [4]
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