Definition of Battle of Naseby

1. Noun. A battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists.

Exact synonyms: Naseby
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: English Civil War
Geographical relationships: England

Lexicographical Neighbors of Battle Of Naseby

Battle of Fontenoy
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Granicus River
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Jena
Battle of Kerbala
Battle of Lake Trasimenus
Battle of Lepanto
Battle of Little Bighorn
Battle of Magenta
Battle of Maldon
Battle of Midway
Battle of Monmouth
Battle of Monmouth Court House
Battle of Naseby (current term)
Battle of Ontario
Battle of Pydna
Battle of Quebec
Battle of Ravenna
Battle of Rocroi
Battle of Wake
Battle of Wake Island
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of the Ardennes Bulge
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Little Bighorn
Battle of the Marne
Battle of the Somme
Battle of the Spanish Armada

Literary usage of Battle of Naseby

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Thomas Carlyle by Thomas Carlyle, Henry Duff Traill (1897)
"8 Battle of Naseby. BURIAL OF COLONEL PICKERING Two LETTERS CONCERNING ELY [Vol. i. pp. ... 'Battle of Naseby, 14th June 1645: From Sprigge (London, 1647); ..."

2. The Constitutional History of England, from the Accession of Henry VII. to by Henry Hallam (1859)
"Battle of Naseby.—Desperate Condition of the King's Affaire.—He throws himself into the Hands of the Scots.—His Struggles to preserve Episcopacy, ..."

3. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Various Writers by Thomas Humphry Ward (1917)
"... THE Battle of Naseby. (By Obadiah Bind-their-kings-in-chains-and-their-nobles-,with- links-of-iron, ..."

4. A Student's History of England, from the Earliest Times to 1885: From the by Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1891)
"The Battle of Naseby. 1645.—On June 14 Fairfax overtook the king at Naseby. In the battle which followed, the Parliamentary army was much superior in ..."

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