Thomas Fairfax Cameron, 3rd30 May 1645
Rupert captures and ransacks Leicester in an attempt to draw Fairfax away from Oxford
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Rupert captures and ransacks Leicester in an attempt to draw Fairfax away from Oxford
Charles I sacks Leicester, followed by his defeat at Naseby. Charels I captures Leicester waiting for Goring & Gerard to join forces with him
Overwhelmed by royalistds to divert Parliamentary forces from the stronghold of Oxford
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