Chapter II: The English and Scots 229

The Parliament and the Army 230

Fatuous Behaviour of Parliament 231

The Army advances on London 232

The House purged 233

Charles throws himself into the arms of the Scots 234

Cromwell's Dash into Yorkshire; Preston 234

The Army appeals for Justice upon Charles 235

Cromwell accepts the Command in Ireland 236

The Mutiny at Burford 237

The Irish Campaign 237

Threatened Invasion of Scots; Fairfax resigns 239

Cromwell succeeds Him; George Monk 239

The Coldstream Guards 240

The Campaign in Scotland 240

Cromwell Outmanœuvred; Retreat to Dunbar 241

Leslie's False Movement 242

Battle of Dunbar 243

Reduction of the Lowlands 245

The Scots unite again under Charles Stuart 245

Cromwell's Plan of Campaign 246

Battle of Worcester 247

CHAPTER III

Gradual increase of the Army during the Civil Wars 248

Measures for reducing it 248

The Dutch War; George Monk 249

The Expulsion of the Rump by Cromwell 250

The United Kingdom under Military Government 251

George Monk in Scotland 251

His Highland Campaign 252

Henry Cromwell in Ireland 254

Oliver Cromwell in England 256

Military Districts and Mounted Constabulary 257