Marston Moor

American  

noun

1. a former moor in NE England, west of York: Cromwell's victory over the Royalists 1644.

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Marston Moor British  

noun

1. a flat low-lying area in NE England, west of York: scene of a battle (1644) in which the Parliamentarians defeated the Royalists

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Example Sentences

Tate Rokeby is set in Yorkshire during the English civil war, in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Marston Moor.

From The Guardian

In fact, an old comrade of mine, who lay stricken to death on the field of Marston Moor, did bestow upon me a paper whereby the treasure should be mine.

From Project Gutenberg

But the scar remained; all his life long he carried the King's letter on his person, and all his life long Marston Moor was a bitter memory to him!

From Project Gutenberg

The Civil War had broken out in 1642, and the royalist cause began to decline from the time of the defeat at Marston Moor, in the middle of 1644.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1644 he was with Rupert at Marston Moor, where with Lucas he led the victorious left wing of horse.

From Project Gutenberg