Facing seemingly overwhelming numbers the King and his stalwart Royalists are forced to fight a battle not of their choosing. Starting from the top and they progress down the table to attack the Parliamentarians force defending the hill at the bottom of the picture. On the right hand side of the battlefield is a considerable body of Parliamentarian cavalry under the command of one "Oliver Cromwell" (see below - the time lapse sequence reveals all):
However Cromwell falls during the fighting on the Parliamentarian right and this change of fortune gives the Royalists the opportunity they need to take the initiative and take the centre of the battlefield with their redoubtable infantry. A remarkable Royalist victory and a very close run thing. (Note: In the above photographic sequence the smoke denotes combat and the orange markers denote a "state of disorder.")
