 | | | Battle of Worcester - Charles intervenes | |
|  | | The rough position in the afternoon |
| | Follow the ebbs and flows of the Battle of Worcester as it developed on the 3rd of September 1651. |
| | | From his vantage point at the top of the Cathedral Charles was able to see to see that Cromwell has weakened his strength on the east bank of the river to help out in the fighting on the Powick meadows.
He now took the chance to mount a two-pronged attack against the weakened Parliamentarian troops.
The Royalists attacked Red Hill and Perry Wood from the Sidbury gate in the city walls.
The battle hung in the balance as the parliamentary foot solders began to give ground.
The Scottish cavalry were gathered on Pitchcroft on the other side of the city, and had so far played no part in the battle.
One of the great "what-ifs" of the battle concerns whether if they had intervened at this point the Parliamentarian right wing might have given way and the result of the battle would have been different.
As it was David Leslie, commanding the Scottish cavalry, stayed put, and it was up to Cromwell to make the decisive intervention.
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