'Against All Odds' - The siege and surrender of Newark   1646   
360th Anniversary Event

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photo: Susanne Atkin
photo: Susanne Atkin
Anticipation of the final assault mounts
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Marching to the final battle
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photo: Susanne Atkin
The fighting is fierce
Some troops need encouragement from their sergeant
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Parliament have overwhelming firepower ...
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although the Royalists still try to attack the cannon
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photo: Susanne Atkin
photo: Susanne Atkin
Casualties are taken by English and Scots
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The dead are stripped of their possessions
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But the Royalists cannot hold back the attacks of Parliament and the Scots
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Finally a trooper brings news that the King has instructed his garrison at Newark to surrender.

photo: Susanne Atkin
photo: Susanne Atkin

The army of Parliament marches in to occupy the town.

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