English Civil War Vol. 9, The - Fairfax's Revenge

Goring had occupied a strong rearguard position to cover the withdrawal of his artillery and baggage. HIs main force held a ridge running north to south. In front of the ridge was a marshy valley occupied by a stream and only a single narrow lane lined with threes and hedges ran across the stream via a ford, and up the ridge. Goring placed two light guns in position to fire down the lane, and two raw regiments of Welsh foot soldiers in the hedges. Three bodies of horse waited at the top of the ridge.

Fairfax was prepared to rely on the superior morale of his cavalry to overcome Goring's position.

The Battle of Langport was a minor battle, fought in the aftermath of the New Model Army's victory at Naseby. its historical importance is as the confirmation of the no turning back, no resurrection for the King and his armies. The debacle suffered by Goring's army, the largest force still in the field for the King at the time, was more from the morale point of view than the number of losses, but morale counted. It was also a revenge for the Parliamentarian commander, Fairfax, for the defeat suffered at the hands of Goring a couple of years before.

The English Civil War is a series of low complexity games covering the period from 1642 to 1650.