Who Led The Royalists In The English Civil War?

Who Led The Royalists In The English Civil War? In 1645, Parliament created a permanent, professional, trained army of 22,000 men. This New Model Army, commanded by Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, scored a decisive victory in June 1645 in the Battle of Naseby, effectively dooming the Royalist cause. Who led the Royalist army