chapter 14 scotland and dunbar Flashcards
who declared Charles stuart as king of scotland after charles the 1st had been executed?
argyll - leader of the scottish covanenters
where did charles II return from and what did this signal?
the hague - that another scottish invasion was imminent
what did argyll persuade charles 2 to do?
accept the covenant in return for military aid to invade england
why did fairfax not lead the invasion and what did this lead to?
he was concerned about the radicalisation of the army and didn’t want to invade scotland - meant cromwell had to step in as commander in chief
what happened at the beginning of dunbar?
the scots withdrew behind defensible land and this resulted in cromwell losing 5000 men
what happened to cromwell’s army?
retreated to dunbar and planned to go back to england but was attacked by a scottish army 2x bigger
what was thomas harrison doing at this point?
leading the london radicals in prayer
what led the nma and cromwell to victory on 3rd sept 1650?
religious motivation, english sea power and stronger economy which meant better funded army, surprise help from english and scottish mistakes
what did the scots do as a result?
put charles 2 as head of the army,
what did the nma do?
attacked main scottish army at inverkeithing and established english control in perth and blocked charles 2 route back to scotland
