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Naseby, battle of
Naseby, battle of, 1645. The battle in the first civil war that extinguished royalist hopes which, after the defeat at Marston Moor, had rested largely on Montrose's brilliant Scottish campaign. In May 1645 Prince Rupert captured Leicester, forcing the parliamentarians to raise the siege of Oxford. The armies met on 14 June 1645 at Naseby, 12 miles east of Rugby. After initial success, the royalists were heavily defeated by superior forces. Even more damaging than the casualties was the loss of Charles's private correspondence, published by Parliament to the world as proof of his duplicity. Though fighting continued for a further year, the king was never able to put another major army into the field. A large obelisk north of the village, erected in 1823, offers the gnomic advice that kings should not strain their prerogatives nor subjects rebel.
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JOHN CANNON. "Naseby, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Naseby, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Nasebybattleof.html JOHN CANNON. "Naseby, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Nasebybattleof.html |
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Naseby
Naseby, New Zealand, UK 1. New Zealand (South Island): founded in the 1860s and named after the village in England to demonstrate its allegiance to that country after the Indian Mutiny in 1857.2. UK (England): formerly Navesberie. A village and the site of a Civil War battle in 1645 when Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658), lord protector (1653–58), decisively defeated the royalist forces of King Charles I† and Prince Rupert (1619–82), commander‐in‐chief of the royalist forces (1644–5). The name means ‘Fortified Place of a man called Hnæf’ from the Old English personal name and byrig, the dative singular of burh.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Naseby." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Naseby." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Naseby.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Naseby." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Naseby.html |
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Naseby, Battle of
Naseby, Battle of (14 June 1645) A decisive victory for the Parliamentary forces during the ENGLISH CIVIL WAR. The battle took place near Naseby in Northamptonshire, after CHARLES I's storming and sacking of Leicester. Led by Fairfax and Cromwell, the NEW MODEL ARMY outnumbered the CAVALIER force by about one-third. Prince Rupert's cavalry squandered an early advantage, as at EDGEHILL. After a bitter struggle the Round-head forces proved superior, and the Cavaliers suffered extremely heavy losses.
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"Naseby, Battle of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Naseby, Battle of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-NasebyBattleof.html "Naseby, Battle of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-NasebyBattleof.html |
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Naseby, battle of
Naseby, battle of, 1645. The battle in the first civil war that extinguished royalist hopes which, after the defeat at Marston Moor, had rested largely on Montrose's brilliant Scottish campaign. In May 1645 Prince Rupert captured Leicester, forcing the parliamentarians to raise the siege of Oxford. The armies met on 14 June 1645 at Naseby, east of Rugby. After initial success, the royalists were heavily defeated by superior forces.
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JOHN CANNON. "Naseby, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Naseby, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Nasebybattleof.html JOHN CANNON. "Naseby, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Nasebybattleof.html |
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Naseby
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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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Naseby." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Naseby." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Naseby.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Naseby." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Naseby.html |
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Naseby
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." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Naseby." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Naseby.html "Naseby." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Naseby.html |
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"Naseby, Battle of." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Naseby, Battle of." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-NasebyBattleof.html "Naseby, Battle of." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-NasebyBattleof.html |
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Naseby
Naseby Northants. Navesberie 1086 (DB). ‘Stronghold of a man called Hnæf’. OE pers. name + burh (dative byrig), replaced by OScand. bý ‘village’ in the 12th cent.
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A. D. MILLS. "Naseby." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Naseby." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Naseby.html A. D. MILLS. "Naseby." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Naseby.html |
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"Naseby." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Naseby." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Naseby.html "Naseby." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Naseby.html |
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