Prince Rupert had been sent by the King to end the siege of York. York was the most important royalist city in the North and was surrounded by a Parliamentarian army commanded by the Earls of Leven and Manchester.
Prince Rupert had orders from the King to free York and then march South to join him in Oxford.
the battle of marston moor was just outside york, in the north of England
Battle of Marston Moor happened on 1644-07-02.
There were remarkably few major battles in the English Civil War, They were as follows: Edgehill, Adwalton Moor, Roundaway Down, First Battle of Newbury, and Marston Moor.
it was on 2 July 1644
Mainly swords and spears were used.
the battle of marston moor was just outside york, in the north of England
Battle of Marston Moor happened on 1644-07-02.
There were remarkably few major battles in the English Civil War, They were as follows: Edgehill, Adwalton Moor, Roundaway Down, First Battle of Newbury, and Marston Moor.
Marston Moor was fought in 1644, Prince Rupert died in England in 1682
yester day
it was on 2 July 1644
Mainly swords and spears were used.
the war took about 4 years
Because the Royalists lost and the Parliamentaries had victory.
the royalists lost all control over the north of england
it was an army of parliamentary and scottish troops who wonthe battle
The battle occurred on 2 July 1644. It lasted less than a day.