Battle of Marston Moor (1644)
Fought on 2 July 1644 during the First English Civil War, the Battle of Marston Moor was the largest battle ever fought on English soil, resulting in a decisive Parliamentarian and Scottish victory.
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The Battle of Marston Moor brought together over 40,000 soldiers on an open expanse of moorland between Long Marston and Tockwith west of York (NGR: SE4918752251). The allied forces under the Earl of Leven, Lord Fairfax, and the Earl of Manchester defeated Prince Rupert and the Marquess of Newcastle. Formally added to the Register of Historic Battlefields (List Entry 1000020), safeguarding the historic topographical features and open character.
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Visit England's largest battlefield site, marked by the Marston Moor Memorial Obelisk and Cromwell's Plump hillock.
Sources
National Heritage List for England (Historic England) — Open Government Licence v3.0