why did parliament win the civil war Flashcards
who were the roundheads
who were the cavailers
who believed in god:the cavailers or the Roundhead
they were soldiers on parliaments side
they were soldiers on the king’s side
roundheads
when did parliament create a new national army
what was this army called
how many men were there roughly
in 1645
new model army
22,000 men
the new models army commander was…
when was this army first used
when did Charles surrender
sir Thomas fairfax, a yorkshire landowner
battle of naseby
may 1646
who won:
battle of edgehill
battle of marston moor
battle of naseby
battle of torrington
both
parliament
parliament
parliament
what did the new model army lack
what made them more loyal to one another
what did cromwell use
experience
they would pray for victory together
clever tactics
name a tactic Cromwell used
name a tactical error Charles used
what made the kings army unpopular
hiding his cavalry behind a row of hedges
splitting up his army before the battle of
naseby
they had to steal for food
name 3 things parliament controlled
east anglia (produced best horses)
areas with most money(eg London)
the navy (all trade coming in to the country)