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Naseby , village, Northamptonshire, central England, near Northampton. Nearby, on June 14, 1645, the parliamentarians under Sir Thomas Fairfax of Cameron and Oliver Cromwell defeated the royalists under Charles I and Prince Rupert in a decisive battle of the English civil war .

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Naseby a major battle of the English Civil War, which took place in 1645 near the village of Naseby in Northamptonshire. The Royalist army of Prince Rupert and King Charles I was decisively defeated by the New Model Army under General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell. Following this defeat Charles I's cause collapsed completely.

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Naseby, Battle of (June 14, 1645) Final battle of the first English Civil War. The Parliamentarian New Model Army, led by Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax defeated the Royalist troops commanded by Prince Rupert.

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