✦ History

English Civil War

1642 โ€“ September 3, 1651

Result Parliamentarian victory

Royalists and Parliamentarians fought for control of England and Wales; Parliament won.

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Battles 1

September 3, 1651
Battle of Worcester Decisive Parliamentarian victory Worcester, England Charles II of England, Oliver Cromwell, Charles Fleetwood

Key commanders

Parliamentarians (Roundheads) 5

Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex military commander Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester military commander Oliver Cromwell military commander Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven military commander Thomas Fairfax military commander

Royalists (Cavaliers) 5

Charles I of England military commander Prince Rupert of the Rhine military commander William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle military commander Charles II of England military commander James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby military commander

Commonwealth of England 2

Oliver Cromwell military commander Charles Fleetwood military commander