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Battle of Worcester: Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army destroys the English royalist force, composed mainly of Scots, in

Battle of Worcester: Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army destroys the English royalist force, composed mainly of Scots, in the last battle of the English Civil War

Battle of Worcester: Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army destroys the English royalist force, composed mainly of Scots, in the last battle of the English Civil War

Key People

Oliver Cromwell

military and political leader

English military and political leader

Events Before

  1. Oliver Cromwell's English New Model Army defeats a Scottish force in a surprise attack at the Battle of Dunbar

    The Battle of Dunbar was fought between the English New Model Army, under Oliver Cromwell, and a Scottish army commanded by David Leslie on 3 September 1650 near Dunbar, Scotland.

  2. French General Louis II of Condé arrested and imprisoned at Vincennes

    French General Louis II of Condé arrested and imprisoned at Vincennes

  3. Dutch East India Company (VOC) management sets new guidelines

    Dutch East India Company (VOC) management sets new guidelines

  4. Battle of Carbisdale: Royalist army under the Marquess of Montrose invades mainland Scotland from Orkney and is defeated

    Battle of Carbisdale: Royalist army under the Marquess of Montrose invades mainland Scotland from Orkney and is defeated by a Covenanter army

  5. French rebel Henri de la Tour Turenne signs treaty with Spain

    French rebel Henri de la Tour Turenne signs treaty with Spain

Events After

  1. Cape Colony, the first European settlement in South Africa, is established by the Dutch East India Company under Jan van

    Cape Colony, the first European settlement in South Africa, is established by the Dutch East India Company under Jan van Riebeeck

  2. Daughter of the Prince of Orange, Albertine Agnes marries William Frederick Prince of Nassau-Dietz

    Daughter of the Prince of Orange, Albertine Agnes marries William Frederick Prince of Nassau-Dietz

  3. Duke of Orleans joins Fronde rebels

    Duke of Orleans joins Fronde rebels

  4. Battle of Etampes: French army under Turenne beats Fronde rebels

    Battle of Etampes: French army under Turenne beats Fronde rebels

  5. John Johnson, a free African-Virginian, is granted 550 acres in Northampton, Virginia by his father

    John Johnson, a free African-Virginian, is granted 550 acres in Northampton, Virginia by his father

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