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Dunbar 1650: Cromwell's most famous victory

By Stuart Reid , Graham Turner

Book information

Publisher
Osprey
Year
2004
ISBN
9781841767741, 1-84176-774-3
Open Library ID
OL8922687M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
69 MB (72523111 bytes)
Series
Campaign 142
Pages
96\96
Topic
History
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

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.

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