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Taken Yesterday at the Battle of Maidstone Re-enactment. I called it 'Truth' as this was the Parliamentarian's watchword in the battle.
The 1st June 2008 marked the 360th anniversary of the Battle of Maidstone when Lord General Fairfax, in one of the bloodiest and hard fought battles of the Civil War, defeated the Royalist insurgents under the Earl of Norwich. He had been on his way up country to protect against an imminent invasion from the Scots when rebellion broke out in Kent. Canterbury, Rochester, Sittingbourne, Faversham and Sandwich were seized by the Royalists and so the loyal Parliamentarian, Fairfax, was ordered back down South to deal with the immediate threat coming closer to London.
By the evening Fairfax had secured the outer defences and stood before Maidstone itself, intending to storm the town the following morning, however later on that night heavy skirmishes broke out, amid heavy rain Fairfax decided to make a general assault. The Royalists resisted in a series of furious street battles, but their barricades were gradually overwhelmed and the defenders were driven back through the town to make a stand at Gabriel’s Hill. Repeatedly the Royalist cannons fired, but under the leadership of Farifax the Parliamentarians maintained their cohesion and continued to inch forward.
During a pause in the fighting the Parliamentarian arm shouted their watchword ‘Truth’ and charged the guns before the Royalists could reload. Within minutes they were overlwhelmed as the rest of Fairfax’ men came over the hill. The Royalists retreated up Week Street but continued to hold their opponents in check for more than an hour with disciplined musket fire. Finally they were driven into St Faith’s churchyard making a courageous last stand before finally surrendering in the early hours of Friday 2nd June.
1400 Royalists were taken prisoner, 300 were slain. Parliamentary losses were 80 killed, most losing their lives on Gabriels Hill.
Thanks as always for your time, your comments/thoughts are very welcome.
Regards - Sarah x
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| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Title: | 'Truth' |
| Username: | 
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| Uploaded: | 2 Jun 2008 - 4:22 PM |
| Tags: | Battle of maidstone, Civil war, Close-up / macro, History, Kent., Lord general fairfax, Maidstone, Parliamentarians, Royalists, The sealed knot |
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Comments
Excellent details, well captured. Interesting history too!
Mark
Superb detail, the part suggesting the whole.
Hope there are more to come?
Lucy
This is great, it's all down to the detail, and the wood against the blue uniform is so striking, beautifully done. I also like the diagonal of the weapon and the beauty of its various parts.
Brilliant colour and comp' Sezz, this works VERY well.
Sadly, my day started bad, and got worse, so i never made it into Maidstone, but thanks for letting me know about it. My internet has also been down, so couldn't reply at the time. Guess it can only get better.
Great History, by the way, really interesting stuff, thank you for that.
John
Great shot Sarah, nice composition and super detail.
Darren.
Thanks everyone, really appreciated!
Les - thank you, I should like to do some more but don't have too many shots from the day. I was stood behind a double skinned barrier and being how should we say 'vertically challenged' could only just get a few shots by standing on tip toes and hoping. Most of my Royalists and Parliamentarians have no legs 
and I was more 'crushed' then they were! To top it all, I was stood by the platform for the press and by the time the battle started lots of people with tiny compacts were stood on it - grrr
Sarah x
Great crop and colour Sarah, choosing to do it like this was a super idea, the large is amazing, fine image, Adrian
Blimey - a bit of a do then!!!
Nice picture- effective composition!
Pete
ps who's your money on to succeed AG?
Pete
Wonderful composition, the colours and details are outstanding.
Strong image Sarah. Freud would have something to say I'm sure!
Nick
Beautifully detailed picture, the grain of the wood and the colour in the cloth are excellent, and great close crop, really imaginative.
Andy
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