On 6 May , they stormed Lincoln , removing the last Royalist garrison in their area , which allowed them to operate further afield .
The Parliamentarian army of the Eastern Association , under the Earl of Manchester had so far played little offensive part in the war .
On 6 May , Parliamentarian stormed Lincoln , removing the last Royalist garrison in Parliamentarian 's area , which allowed them to operate further afield .
The Parliamentarian army of the Eastern Association , under the Earl of Manchester had so far played little offensive part in the war .