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    Cards (5)

    • 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
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