Naseby

• How did the parliamentarians have an advantage from the battleground?

  Centre of the field - broad moor - wide and flat - ideal for cavalry

  west flank protected by a hedgerow - east hard to cross terrain

  men behind a ridge out of sight of the enemy

  high position gave an advantage against the royalists
• how did training and tactics help?

  Cavalry stayed disciplined unlike the royalist cavalry
• disadvantages of Charles and Rupert as leaders?

  Underestimated the enemy - outnumbered

  didnt wait for reinforcements before fighting

  rupert had a lack of control of the cavalry
• Advantages of Fairfax and Cromwell

  Fought alongside the men - fairfax lead his infantry in the counterattack from the centre

  cromwell believed nma officers should be the best soldiers, well trained and worked up the ranks
• Troop numbers and date

  Parliamentarian - 17000

  royalist - 12500

  battle - 1645