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The Battle of Worcester was the final battle of the English Civil War. Oliver Cromwell and the Parliamentarians defeated the Royalist, mainly Scottish, forces of King Charles II on September 3, 1651 at Worcester, England. The 16,000 Royalist forces were defeated by the 28,000 strong "New Model Army" of Cromwell.

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  • Oliver Cromwell by Robert Walker

    Oliver Cromwell

  • Charles II (de Champaigne)

    Charles II of England, circa 1653

  • Oliver Cromwell Battle of Worcester

    Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Worcester, 17th century painting, artist unknown

  • Millais Royalist

    Painting, oil on canvas, The Proscribed Royalist, 1651 by John Everett Millais from 1853, depicting a fleeing Royalist after the Battle of Worcester being hidden within the trunk of a tree by a young Puritan woman

  • Sidbury Gate Plaque

    Plaque near the site of the Sidbury Gate, Worcester, U.K., inscribed with part of Cromwell's post-victory despatch: "IT IS FOR AUGHT I KNOW A CROWNING MERCY".

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