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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.
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: English Civil War
Geographical relationships: England
Lexicographical Neighbors of Battle Of Naseby
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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