Oliver Cromwell Biography and Timeline — Page 6

Mobilization

Joins forces with Lambert and Harrison at Warwick during the pursuit of Charles II.

Role range: 1642-1651 – 1650-1653

Battle of Worcester

Writes that the enemy in Worcester must fight or be trapped as Parliamentarian forces close around the city.

Role range: 1642-1651 – 1650-1653

Encirclement of Worcester

Cromwell tightens the Parliamentarian encirclement, leaving Charles II increasingly confined around Worcester and unable to continue toward London.

Role range: 1642-1651 – 1650-1653

Mobilization

Arrives near Evesham south-east of Worcester with the army preparing to close on Charles II.

Role range: 1642-1651 – 1650-1653

Artillery Deployment

Cromwell positions Parliamentarian artillery on the heights around Red Hill and Perry Wood east of Worcester.

Role range: 1642-1651 – 1650-1653

Bombardment of Worcester

Cromwell's artillery begins bombarding Worcester from positions around Perry Wood as the Parliamentarian siege lines tighten.

Role range: 1642-1651 – 1650-1653

Battle of Worcester

Cromwell leads a Parliamentarian army of about thirty thousand against Charles II's smaller Royalist and Scottish force at Worcester.

Role range: 1642-1651 – 1650-1653

Battle of Worcester

Leads about 28,000 Parliamentarian troops to victory over Charles II at Worcester.

Role range: 1642-1651 – 1650-1653

Bombardment from Fort Royal

Cromwell's forces turn captured guns at Fort Royal against Worcester as Royalist resistance disintegrates.

Role range: 1642-1651 – 1650-1653

Capture of Fort Royal

Parliamentarian troops seize Fort Royal during Cromwell's final assault, breaking a major part of Worcester's south-eastern defence.

Role range: 1642-1651 – 1650-1653

Crossing of the Severn

Cromwell personally leads three brigades across the Severn pontoon to reinforce the Parliamentarian attack west of the river.

Role range: 1642-1651 – 1650-1653

Flanking Attack

Cromwell's brigades strike the Scottish flank while Fleetwood presses from the front, forcing the defenders away from the Teme.

Role range: 1642-1651 – 1650-1653

Reinforcement of Perry Wood

Cromwell reinforces the eastern fighting after Charles II's counterattack threatens Parliamentarian positions around Perry Wood.

Role range: 1642-1651 – 1650-1653

Battle Report

Cromwell reports the total defeat of the Royalist army and describes the victory at Worcester as a crowning mercy.

Role range: 1642-1651 – 1650-1653

Demobilization after Worcester

Cromwell releases newly raised local forces after the victory, reducing the military burden on counties that had answered Parliament's call.

Role range: 1642-1651 – 1650-1653

Dismantling Worcester Defences

Cromwell orders Worcester's walls pulled down and its defensive ditches filled after the Parliamentarian victory.

Role range: 1642-1651 – 1650-1653

Prisoners at Worcester Cathedral

Thousands of Royalist prisoners are gathered at Worcester Cathedral while Cromwell's army secures the city after the battle.

Role range: 1642-1651 – 1650-1653

Dissolution of Parliament

Dissolution of the "Rump Parliament" is debated by a committe set up for the purpose

Pontoon Bridge Preparations

Cromwell prepares floating bridges across the Severn and Teme so his separated wings can support one another during the assault.

Role range: 1642-1651 – 1650-1653

Reform of Trade

Anti-Dutch legislation forbids importation by by Dutch shipping

Interregnum

The Commonwealth enacted a Navigation Ordinance during Cromwell's military ascendancy.

Role range: 1649-1660 – 1650-1658

Constitution of England

Decides it is necessary for a "settlement of the nation" & a constitution

Act of General Pardon and Oblivion

Parliament enacts the General Pardon and Oblivion after Worcester, offering broad wartime pardons while excluding specified offenders.

Legislation

The Act of Indemnity, for acts of treason before the Battle of Worcester

Pardon

The Act of Indemnity, for acts of treason before the Battle of Worcester

Treason

The Act of Indemnity, for acts of treason before the Battle of Worcester

Legislation

The Act of Settlement is passed. Irishmen who have killed an Englishman except in war will be executed & lose estates. Anti-English are liable to lose land & be deported

Reform of Government

The Act of Settlement is passed. Irishmen who have killed an Englishman except in war will be executed & lose estates. Anti-English are liable to lose land & be deported

Sale-Hyde Park

Cromwell sells Hyde Park to 3 buyes for œ17,000, an entrance fee is required

Siege of Dunettar

The final capitulation of the scattered Royalist strongholds

Constitution of England

Cromwell holds a conference to discuss a new provisional Government

Provisional Government

Cromwell holds a conference to discuss a new provisional Government

Constitution of England

The Council of State is dissolved, the army is left in power

Council of State

The Council of State is dissolved, the army is left in power

Parliament

Enters the Commons & forcefully expels the Rump Parliament

Interregnum

Cromwell dissolved the Rump Parliament after denouncing its continued rule.

Role range: 1649-1660 – 1650-1658

Barebones Parliament

The Barebones Parliament is forcefully dissolved

Dissolution of Parliament

The Barebones Parliament is forcefully dissolved

Constitution of England

Cromwell accepts the position of Lord Protector. As Protector, Cromwell has the power to call and dissolve Parliaments but is obliged under the Instrument of Government to seek the majority vote of a Council of State

Instrument of Government

As Protector, Cromwell has the power to call and dissolve Parliaments but is obliged under the Instrument of Government to seek the majority vote of a Council of State