Battle of Naseby 1645 Flashcards
What did Charles want to do?
Attack the New Model Army before it was fully formed
Whom did he try and link with to fight together with?
Earl of Montrose but wasn’t able to because he was defeated in a previous battle
What did Cromwell do?
Illustrate his military skills by leading a cavalry charge
How many were outnumbered in the Cavaliers?
6k
What did he do afterwards?
Reorganised his cavalry and continued to attack and that was not usually seen in battles before because they did 1 and thats it.
What did the Parliamentarian do when they captured Bristol?
They found letters to his wife and used it for propaganda
Letters were private and people mocked him for showing affection to his wife - plus she was catholic so they had a field day
What else did the Parliamentarians use to their advantage with the letters?
Charles wanted to remove anti-Catholic penal laws and so they had evidence for that
How did the roundeads take advantage of their resources?
They had their own tax system and a good propaganda system because they had a printing press.
What committee was set up in 1643 regarding catholic estates?
Committee of Sequestration
What other taxes were placed on people?
There were duties on beer, salt and meat
Why did the King struggle to find resources?
He had a finite amount of funding from the citizens because they could desert to the other side and the country was not taxed properly outside of London
Troops paid irregularly if at all and therefore caused looting
