Cromwell's Convicts by John Sadler (Paperback Book)

Name: Cromwell's Convicts by John Sadler (Paperback Book)
Brand: Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Pen & Sword Books Ltd

On 3 September 1650 Oliver Cromwell won a decisive victory over the Scottish Covenanters at the Battle of Dunbar \u2013 a victory that is often regarded as his finest hour \u2013 but the aftermath, the forced march of 5,000 prisoners from the battlefield to Durham, was one of the cruellest episodes in his career.The march took them seven days, without food and with little water, no medical care, the property of a ruthless regime determined to eradicate any possibility of further threat. Those who survived long enough to reach Durham found no refuge, only pestilence and despair. Exhausted, starving and dreadfully weakened, perhaps as many as 1,700 died from typhus and dysentery. Those who survived were condemned to hard labour and enforced exile in conditions of virtual slavery in a harsh new world\n\nCromwell's Convicts\nThe Death March from Dunbar 1650\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlea;