**The Day the Crown Fell: The Decisive Battle of Naseby** On a foggy morning, June 14, 1645, the fate of the English Civil War was decided in the fields of Northamptonshire. The Battle of Naseby was the first major engagement for the Parliament's newly formed and professionally trained **New Model Army**, led by **Sir Thomas Fairfax** and his brilliant cavalry commander, **Oliver Cromwell**. They faced the main Royalist army commanded by **King Charles I** and his nephew, the dashing but impetuo