Monument, Naseby, Northamptonshire

Photograph taken 24 October 2004 © Mr Roger Ashley. Source Historic England Archive ref: 360418

This monument was unveiled on the 18th May 1936. Its inscription reads "Battle of Naseby, 14 June 1645. From near this site Oliver Cromwell led the Cavalry charge which decided the issue of the battle and ultimately that of the great Civil War".

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Northamptonshire Naseby

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Stuart (1603 - 1713)

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The Maiwand Memorial was put up in 1886 in the form of a cast iron statue of an enraged lion. It is 3 times life size. The inscription reads "This monument records the names and commemorates the valour and devotion of xi (11)officers and cccxviii (318) non-commissioned officers and men of the lxvi (66th) Berkshire Regiment who gave their lives for their country at Girisk, Maiwand and Kandahar during the Afghan campaign 1879-80 Read official list description.

Monument, Naseby, Northamptonshire

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