Dunbar 1650

Cromwell’s most famous victory

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Dunbar 1650

Cromwell’s most famous victory

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Osprey's study of the most famous battle of the Third English Civil War (1649-1651). Having already allied with his father, the Scots' acceptance of Charles II as king in 1649 caused deep suspicion in England. In July 1650, Oliver Cromwell led a powerful force across the Scottish border to remove the problem. For six weeks Cromwell waged a frustrating campaign against a Scots enemy that refused to meet him in battle. By the beginning of September Cromwell's army, poorly supplied, exhausted and ravaged by sickness, was apparently trapped at Dunbar by a powerful Scots army. On 3 September he won his greatest military victory just outside the town, but in this book Stuart Reid suggests that his triumph may in fact have begun as a breakout attempt.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chronology
Opposing Commanders
Opposing Armies
Opposing Plans
The invasion of Scotland
The battle of Dunbar
Aftermath
The Battlefield Today
Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published Jun 24 2004
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781841767741
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 70 b/w; 40 col
Dimensions 10 x 7 inches
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 142
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Stuart Reid

Stuart Reid was born in Aberdeen in 1954 and is ma…

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Graham Turner

Graham Turner is a leading historical artist, spec…

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