Battle of Marston Moor

Aftermath

Two days after the battle, Rupert rallied 5000 cavalry and a few hundred infantry in York. He considered that he was required to return south to rejoin the King, and marched back over the Pennines. Meanwhile, the Marquess of Newcastle (who had spent all of his vast fortune in the Royalist cause) and his senior officers went into exile overseas. With Rupert's and Newcastle's departure, the Royalists effectively abandoned the North.

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The Allies regrouped themselves and resumed the siege of York. The garrison surrendered on honourable terms on July 16. Over the next few months the Scots and Parliamentarians slowly eliminated the various Royalist garrisons throughout northern England.

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For the first time in the war, Prince Rupert had been beaten, and lost his reputation of invincibility. In contrast, Oliver Cromwell's warty reputation as a cavalry commander was made.

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