Naseby

Japanese: Naseby
Naseby

…14 June 1645, a battle that determined the victory of the Parliamentary forces in the English Puritan Revolution. At Naseby, about 30 km south of Leicester, 7,500 Royal troops led by Charles I and Prince Rupert challenged a Parliamentary force of 14,000, mainly consisting of Fairfax and Cromwell's troops, in a decisive battle, suffering a devastating defeat with 1,000 killed and 5,000 taken prisoner. This victory for the Parliamentary forces was the first glorious achievement of the New Model Army, which had been organized earlier that year, and marked a turning point in the subsequent development of the Revolution. …

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Japanese:

…1645年6月14日,イギリス,ピューリタン革命において議会軍の勝利を決定的にした戦闘。レスターの南方約30kmのネーズビーNasebyで,チャールズ1世とルパート王子の率いる7500の国王軍は,フェアファックスとクロムウェルの部隊を主力とする1万4000の議会軍に決戦を挑み,戦死者1000人,捕虜5000人という壊滅的打撃をうけて敗北した。議会軍のこの勝利は,同年初め編成されたニューモデル軍の最初の輝かしい戦果であり,以後の革命の展開に重大な転機をもたらした。…

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