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| 2nd in Command NMA Cromwell Cromwell, Oliver |  |
| 3rd April London Appointed 2nd-in-Command of the New Model Army under Sir Thomas Fairfax |
| 3rd April London Appointed 2nd-in-Command of the New Model Army |
| Alliance Charles I | |
| 27th April London Leaves to Royalist stronghold of Oxford to negotiate with the Scots |
| Battle of Basingstoke Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 13th Oct Basingstoke Defeats the Marquise of Winchester |
| 13th Oct Basingstoke Secures the last major obstacle between London & the West Country |
| Battle of Borough Hill Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 12th June Borough Hill Initial contact between Fairfax and the King's army at Borough Hill |
| Battle of Bristol Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 10th Sep Bristol Defeats Prince Rupert & captures Bristol |
| 10th Sep Bristol Prince Rupert is forced to return to Oxford, his forces intact |
| Battle of Devizes Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 25th Sep Devizes Cromwell captures Devizes |
| Battle of Faringdon Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 2nd May Faringdon Defeated in battle by the Earl of Norwich, George Goring |
| Battle of Faringdon Goring, Thomas | |
| 2nd May Faringdon Defeats Cromwell but is kept in check by him |
| Battle of Faringdon House Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 29th April Faringdon House Cromwell is repulsed at Faringdon House |
| Battle of Farngdon Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 2nd May Farngdon Defeated by Goring during a minor skirmish |
| Battle of Hambledon Hill Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 4th Aug Hambledon Hill Cromwell routs Dorsetshire clubmen at Hambledon Hill |
| Battle of Islip Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 24th April Islip Cromwell defeats Northumberland at Islip |
| Battle of Langport Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 10th July Langport Fairfax boldly attacks Goring's strong defences at the battle of Langport |
| Battle of Langport Goring, Thomas | |
| 10th July Langport Fairfax boldly attacks Goring's strong defences at the battle of Langport |
| 10th July Langport Suffers a defeat by Fairfax & Cromwell |
| Battle of Naseby Astley, Bernard | |
| 14th June Naseby Commands a brigade of the Royalist Army |
| Battle of Naseby Astley, Jacob | |
| 14th June Naseby Commands the infantry of the Royalist Army |
| Battle of Naseby Bard, Henry | |
| 14th June Naseby Commands a brigade of the Royalist Army |
| Battle of Naseby Charles I | |
| 13th June Harborough Stands on high ground on East Farndon over Great Oxendon, 2 miles sth of Harborough |
| 14th June Naseby Decisive victory for Parliamentary forces |
| 14th June Naseby The 1st Civil War lingers for another year until capitulation at Oxford 1 year later |
| Battle of Naseby Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 14th June Naseby Advises Fairfax to occupy high ground & tempt a Royalist charge across the marshes |
| 14th June Naseby Commands the cavalry to the right of centre |
| 14th June Naseby Contributes to Charles ' downfall & the ascendancy of Cromwell & the independents |
| 14th June Naseby Parliamentary victory, Charles has 7,500 men & Parliamentary forces number 13,500 |
| Battle of Naseby Doyley, Charles | |
| 16th June Naseby Commands the Lifeguard for Parliament against the Royalists |
| Battle of Naseby Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 14th June Naseby A decisive victory over the royalists |
| 14th June Naseby Leaves Guilsborough in the early hours & by sunrise the Army is ready on Naseby Bridge |
| 14th June Naseby With Cromwell's help defeats Charles ' force of 7,500 |
| Battle of Naseby Gerard, Charles | |
| 14th June Naseby Commands a Royalist Army, Charles I is defeated |
| Battle of Naseby Goring, Thomas | |
| 14th June Naseby Commands a Royalist Army, Charles I is defeated |
| Battle of Naseby Hopton | |
| 14th June Naseby Commands a Royalist Army, Charles I is defeated |
| Battle of Naseby Ireton, Henry | |
| 14th June Naseby Fights at the battle of Naseby for Parliament against Charles I |
| Battle of Naseby Langdale, Marmaduke | |
| 14th June Naseby Commands the right wing of the Royalist cavalry |
| Battle of Naseby Lisle, George | |
| 14th June Naseby Commands a brigade of the Royalist Army |
| Battle of Naseby Okey, John | |
| 14th June Naseby Commands the Dragoons of the Parliamentary Army during a victory against the Royalists |
| Battle of Naseby Pride, Thomas | |
| 14th June Naseby Commands a Parliamentary regiment in a victory over the Royalists |
| Battle of Naseby Skippon | |
| 16th June Naseby Commands a Regiment for Parliament against the Royalists |
| Battle of Naseby Skippon, John | |
| 14th June Naseby Commands the infantry centre of the Parliamentary Army during their victory |
| Battle of Naseby Stuart | |
| 14th June Naseby Commands the King's Horseguards of the Royalist Army |
| Battle of Naseby Welsh, Gerard | |
| 16th June Naseby Commands levies for the Royalists against Parliament |
| Battle of Naseby Whalley, Edward | |
| 16th June Naseby Commands a regiment for Parliament against the Royalists |
| Battle of Preston Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 31st May Preston The 1st battle over which Cromwell has independent command |
| 31st May Preston Wins victory over the Scots under Hamilton |
| Battle of Stow on the Wold Charles I | |
| 26th Mar Stow Charles ' final field force is crushed |
| 26th Mar Stow Charles I surrenders to the Scots rather than to Parliament |
| Battle of Winchester Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 28th Sep Winchester Cromwell captures Winchester |
| Battle of Worcester Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 31st May Worcester Royalist victory, diverts Fairfax from Oxford, Charles then proceeds safely to Oxford |
| Birth of Godolphin, Sidney Godolphin, Sidney | |
| London Birth of Sydney Godolphin, 3rd son of Sir Francis Godolphin |
| Captain Fairfax, Thomas | |
| Appointed Captain-General of the New Model Army |
| Captain Poyntz, Sydenham | |
| Appointed Captain General of the Parliamentary forces |
| Capture of Bath Okey, John | |
| 30th July Bath Captures Bath from the Royalists |
| Capture of Bridgwater Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 23rd July Bridgwater Fairfax takes Bridgwater |
| Capture of Bristol Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 10th Sep Bristol Defeats Prince Rupert & captures Bristol |
| Capture of Bristol Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 10th Sep Bristol Prince Rupert surrenders Bristol to Parliament under Fairfax |
| Capture of Dorchester Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 3rd July Dorchester Fairfax meets the Clubmen of Dorset and Wiltshire at Dorchester |
| Capture of Gainsborough Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 13th June Gainsborough Leads his main force into Gainsborough while his main scouts enter Naseby |
| Capture of Leicester Charles I | |
| 1st June Leicester With the help of Prince Rupert captures & sacks Leicester |
| Capture of Leicester Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 5th June Leicester After Royalists take Leicester Fairfax is ordered nth |
| 18th June Leicester Fairfax takes back Leicester |
| Capture of Sherborne Castle Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 14th Aug Sherborne Castle Fairfax assaults and captures Sherborne Castle |
| Commander in Chief Goring, Thomas | |
| 11th Mar Goring gets a commission as commander-in-chief of all western forces and so can only receive orders directly from the King |
| Commander New Model Army Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 10th June London The Commons approves Cromwell's appointment as 2nd in Command of the New Model Army |
| Council War Charles I | |
| 19th May Charles decides to send Goring sth west while he & Rupert head nth |
| 14th June Harborough Calls a Council of War & decides to fight against Fairfax sth of Market Harborough |
| Death of Cranfield, Lionel Cranfield, Lionel | |
| 6th Aug Death of Lionel Cranfield |
| Death of Laud, William Laud, William | |
| 10th Jan Tower Hill Death of William Laud, executed for treason |
| Dismissal Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 3rd April London Removes the existing Generals |
| Dismissal Waller, William | |
| London Relieved of command by the Self-Denying Ordinance |
| Execution of Laud Laud, William | |
| 10th Jan Tower Hill Beheaded for treason |
| Independents Cromwell, Oliver | |
| Leads the Independents , a sect demanding religious toleration & prosecution of the war |
| Lieutenant General Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 22nd Jan London Appointed 2nd-in-Command for Manchester |
| 22nd Jan London Appointed Lieutenant-General of the Horse & Foot |
| 3rd April London Fairfax succeeds Essex as Captain-General & Cromwell becomes Lt General |
| 10th June London The Commons approves Cromwell's appointment as Lieutenant General of the Horse |
| Military Advisor Digby Digby | |
| Appointed Military advisor to Charles I |
| Mobilization Charles I | |
| 11th May Droitwiitch Reaches Droitwich & leaves it 14th May |
| 7th June Daventry Charles reaches Daventry where he learns that Oxford is no longer under siege |
| 13th June Belvoit Charles avoids battle by marching from Borough Hill to Belvoit Castle |
| Mobilization Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 19th May Kenilworth Advances to Kenilworth but orderred to retreat by the Parliamentary Committee |
| 19th May Nuneham Joins forces with Fairfax at Nuneham near Oxford |
| 22nd May Oxford Obeys Parliament & joins up with Fairfax in Oxford |
| 31st May Cambridge Arrives in Cambridge to gather 3,000 horse & reinforce the Eastern Association |
| 11th June Bedford Intent on joining up with Fairfax to expel Charles I from the Midlands |
| 12th June Cromwell joins forces with Fairfax & Parliament has an Army of more than 13,000 men |
| Mobilization Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 30th April Windsor Marches out from Windsor prior to the Battle of Naseby |
| 7th May Blandford Reaches Blandford & detaches 6 regiments for the relief of Taunton |
| 19th May Nuneham Arrives at Nuneham near Oxford & is joined by Cromwell |
| 7th June Newport Pagnell Fairfax arrives at Newport Pagnell where is joined by Vermuyden & his 2,500 horse |
| 12th June Cromwell joins forces with Fairfax & Parliament has an Army of more than 13,000 men |
| 12th June Kislinbury Fairfax arrives 12 miles from where Charles is at Daventry to the latter's surprise |
| Mobilization Ireton, Henry | |
| 13th June Naseby Leads a cavalry at the Battle of Naseby against the Royalists |
| New Model Army Cromwell, Oliver | |
| Modeled after Cromwell's Ironsides |
| Persuades Parliament to adopt a new militia, maintained by impressment & taxation |
| The Committee of Both Kingdoms recommends a new army of 22,000 run by Parliament |
| The New Model Army is created by Oliver Cromwell & Thomas Fairfax |
| New Model Army Fairfax, Thomas | |
| Becomes the 1st Commander of the New Model Army |
| Organised into 12 infantry & 11 cavalry regiments & 1 dragoon regiment |
| Ordinance Self Denying Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 3rd April London All MPs except Cromwell must relinquish military commissions within 40 days |
| 3rd April London Creates a New Model Army becoming 2nd-in-Command under Sir Thomas Fairfax |
| 3rd April London Removes the existing Generals |
| Resignation of Devereux Devereux, Robert | |
| Cornwall Resigns as Commander of the Parliamentary Army after defeat in Cornwall |
| Self Denying Ordinance Charles I | |
| 3rd April A modified Self-Denying Ordinance is passed by the Lords . |
| Siege of Bridgwater Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 23rd July Bridgwater Fairfax takes Bridgwater |
| Siege of Bristol Cromwell, Oliver | |
| Sep Keynsham Present at Keynsham during Parliament's siege of Bristol |
| Sep Stapleton Present at Stapleton at Fairfax's HQ during Parliament's siege of Bristol |
| 10th Sep Bristol Commands Parliament's action around Prior's Hill fort |
| 10th Sep Bristol Defeats Prince Rupert & captures Bristol |
| Siege of Bristol Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 23rd Aug Bristol Siege of Bristol by Fairfax begins |
| Siege of Chester Brereton, William | |
| Chester Conducts the succesful siege of Chester on behalf of Parliament |
| Siege of Chester Charles I | |
| 14th May Chester Reaches Market Drayton & recieves news that Brereton has raised the siege of Chester |
| 14th May Market Drayton Reaches Market Drayton & recieves news that Brereton has raised the siege of Chester |
| Siege of Corfe Castle Ashley-Cooper, Anthony | |
| 12th Corfe Castle Ordered to besiege Corfe Castle, the only Royalist stronghold between Exeter & London |
| Siege of Leicester Charles I | |
| May Leicester Charels I captures Leicester waiting for Goring & Gerard to join forces with him |
| May Leicester Charles I sacks Leicester, followed by his defeat at Naseby |
| Siege of Leicester Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 30th May Leicester Rupert captures and ransacks Leicester in an attempt to draw Fairfax away from Oxford. |
| Siege of Oxford Charles I | |
| Oxford Cromwell prevents Charles joining forces with Prince Maurice & Prince Rupert |
| Siege of Oxford Cromwell, Oliver | |
| Oxford Besieges Oxford to prevent Charles I joining up with Prince Maurice & Prince Rupert |
| 7th May Oxford Charles I & Goring evade Cromwell's forces & manage to leave Oxford |
| 15th June Oxford Establishes an HQ in Holton to prepare for the siege of Oxford |
| 20th June Oxford The garrison in Oxford surrenders to Cromwell |
| Siege of Oxford Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 22nd May Oxford Siege of Oxford by Fairfax and the New Model Army |
| 30th May Oxford Rupert captures and ransacks Leicester in an attempt to draw Fairfax away from Oxford. |
| 5th June Oxford Marches to Newport Pagnell on his way to besiege Oxford |
| Siege of Sherborne Castle Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 14th Aug Sherborne Castle Fairfax assaults and captures Sherborne Castle |
| Siege of Taunton Goring, Thomas | |
| 11th Mar Taunton Goring's men lay siege to Taunton |
| Surrender Charles I Charles I | |
| 26th Mar Stow Charles I surrenders to the Scots rather than to Parliament |
| Surrender Hopton Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 14th Mar Exeter Sir Ralph Hopton signs articles of surrender at Exeter |
| 14th Mar Exeter The Royalists are defeated in the West, only Oxford remains as a serious threat |
| Treaty of Uxbridge Charles I | |
| Jan Uxbridge Signs a brief truce but breaks it when he refuses to accede to Parliament's terms |
| Truce of Charles I Charles I | |
| Jan Uxbridge Signs a brief truce but breaks it when he refuses to accede to Parliament's terms |
