Roundheads VS Cavaliers Flashcards
When did King Charles Gather his army and stick the royal Standard into the ground and where?
On the 22nd August 1642 in a field near Nottingham.
What was the Royal Standard a signal for?
That the English Civil War had started
How did people chose which side they were going to support?
They supported the side that got to their town or village first, or the side their local lord supported.
What were the consequences of how people were chosen to support each side?
People close could be going against other close people to them.
Who usually fought for the king?
Rich lords and country gentlemen
Where was the Kings support strongest?
In the North of England, Wales, Devon, Cornwall and Somerset
Where was Parliament most popular?
In the south, especially London and other large towns and ports.
Who would fight for Parliament?
Merchants, businessmen and any Puritans would fight for Parliament.
How did the richer gentlemen on each side go into battle?
On horseback
What are soldiers on horse back known as?
The cavalry
What did the cavalry wear?
Steel breastplates over their leather coats.
What did the cavalry do in battle?
They tried to break through the enemy lines by firing their pistols and cutting men down with their swords.
What were ordinary people on either side doing in battle?
They were either pikemen or musketeers
What were soldier without horses known as?
Infantry or footsoldiers
What was one problem during battle and how was it solved?
You couldn’t tell who your enemy was by their appearance or language so both sides wore brightly coloured strips of cloth.
What colour did each side wear?
The Royalists wore red sashes and the Parliamentarians wore yellow ones.
What was the pikeman’s job?
To stand at the front of the whole army with a five metre-long pole tipped with steel as they dug one end of it into the ground and pointed the other at the charging enemy’s horse.
What weapons and protection did the pikemen have?
They wore heavy armour and also carried a sword.
What was one thing about the musket?
That it was a big clumsy gun and it was so heavy that musketeers needed a stick to rest it on.
How did the musket work?
The gun was fired by using a ‘match’ (a piece of burning rope) to light the gunpowder that had been poured into the barrel. Hopefully, aball or shot would fly out and travel up to 400 metres.
What were some problems about the musket?
It was slow, complicated and very dnagerous. There was always a chance of accidentally blowing a finger off.
How many different clashes were there between the Cavaliers and Roundheads during the English Civil War?
635
What would the musketeer sometimes do?
He would use his musket as a club when the enemy got close.
Who were the cavaliers?
The royalists
