Naseby, Battle of

Naseby, Battle of ( 14 June 1645 )
A decisive victory for the Parliamentary forces during the English Civil War . The battle took place near Naseby in Northamptonshire, after Charles I 's storming and sacking of Leicester. Led by Fairfax and Cromwell , the New Model Army outnumbered the Cavalier force by about one-third. Prince Rupert's cavalry squandered an early advantage, as at Edgehill . After a bitter struggle the Roundhead forces proved superior, and the Cavaliers suffered extremely heavy losses.