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Prince Rupert

Type Figure Region Holy Roman Empire Time 1619–1682 Also known as Prince Rupert of the Rhine、Rupert of the Palatinate、鲁珀特·冯·普法尔茨

Prince Rupert (1619–1682), son of the Elector Palatine and nephew of Charles I, born in Prague, was a Royalist cavalry commander in the English Civil…

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  1. 1642–1644London · LondonAfter the civil war broke out in 1642, Rupert arrived in England from the Netherlands to join his uncle Charles I and was granted command of the cavalry. He showed striking force at Edgehill, Brentford, and other early battles, quickly becoming the Royalists' most celebrated battlefield commander.
  2. 1644–1645York · YorkshireIn 1644, after relieving York, Rupert suffered a crushing defeat against the Parliamentary army at Marston Moor, dealing a heavy blow to Royalist power in the north. At Naseby in 1645 he failed to turn the tide, and Royalist military strength never recovered.
  3. 1645–1646Bristol · BristolIn 1645 Bristol, which Rupert defended, fell, and Charles I angrily stripped him of all military posts. He then left England for exile in France and Germany; by the end of the First Civil War the Royalist cause had collapsed, and he took no part in the Second Civil War of 1648.

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