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Cromwell, so disastrous to Charles - found Crispin the centre.html">centre
Mitre Inn. For a toast he gave them "The damnation of all
the evening find us as merry."
It was not to be his good fortune, however, to be in the
the walls of Worcester, chafing to be where hard knocks were
Pittscottie on Bunn's Hill. But he was forced to hold his mood
to make the general attack.
It came at last, and with it came the disastrous news that
Dalzell had surrendered, and Keith was taken. Then was it that
and Crispin found himself in the centre, which was commanded by
there was no more conspicuous figure, no voice rang louder in
Cromwell's Ironsides gave back.html">back before the Royalists, who in
they had reached the battery on Perry Wood, and driven the
day hung in the balance; the turn of the tide it seemed to them
shout of "Hurrah for Cavaliers!" he had cut down two gunners
cheer broke upon the clamorous air as the Royalists found
pressed the Duke of Hamilton and the Earl of Derby to support
follow and complete the rout of the Parliamentarian forces.
been the issue of Worcester field? But they never stirred, and
traitor who had sold his King.
With bitterness did they then realize that their great effort
their position grew fast untenable.
And presently, when Cromwell had gathered his scattered
and back to the shelter of Worcester. With the Roundheads
but only to find that an overset ammunition wagon blocked the
they faced about to make a last stand against the Puritan
obstruction, and in this he was presently followed by others,
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