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Naseby

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Nase·by  (nzb)
A village of central England near Northampton. Nearby on June 14, 1645, Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated Royalist troops led by Charles I and Prince Rupert.
Naseby [ˈneɪzbɪ]
n
(Placename) a village in Northamptonshire: site of a major Parliamentarian victory (1645) in the Civil War, when Cromwell routed Prince Rupert's force
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Noun1.Naseby - a village in western Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire - a county is central England
2.Naseby - a battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the RoyalistsNaseby - a battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists
Battle of Naseby
English Civil War - civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648
England - a division of the United Kingdom
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