History of the Puritans under King Charles I that Independents were encouraged to join the New Model Army. Cromwell had thus created a situation where the Presbyterians dominated the Long Parliament, but the Independents dominated the New Model Army. At the Battle of Naseby on 16 June 1645, the New Model Army achieved a decisive victory over royalist forces. A number of subsequent battles were needed to finally defeat the royalist forces. In May 1646, Charles surrendered himself over to Scottish forces at Southwell, Nottinghamshire. So, to summarize the situation as we move into 1647: On the one hand, you have the leaders of the Long Parliament and
Francis Windebank (Royalist soldier) Francis Windebank (Royalist soldier) Francis Windebank (died 1645) supported the Royalist cause during the English Civil War. He was court-martialed and shot for failing to defend Bletchingdon Park, near Oxford. Francis was the second son of Sir Francis Windebank, (later Secretary of State to King Charles I). He, was admitted a student of Lincoln's Inn on 19 March 1633. Windebank later entered the service of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford and was made Usher of the Chamber to Charles, Prince of Wales. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Windebank supported the Royalist cause, and became a colonel in