
Why this matters
The Battle of Dunbar II was fought on 3 September 1650 between Oliver Cromwell's English New Model Army and a Scottish force led by David Leslie near Dunbar, Scotland. Cromwell's forces achieved a decisive victory, which secured English control over southern Scotland and paved the way for the eventual English conquest of the country during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
What is recorded here
The Battle of Dunbar was fought between the English New Model Army, under Oliver Cromwell, and a Scottish army commanded by David Leslie on 3 September 1650 near Dunbar, Scotland. The battle resulted in a decisive victory for the English.
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