Ignoring the advice of one of his generals, Lord George Murray, Charles chose to fight on flat, open, marshy ground where his forces would be exposed to superior government firepower.
Zanemarujući savjet jednoga od svojih generala, lorda George Murraya, Karlo se odlučio za boj na ravnu, otvorenu, močvarnu tlu, gdje su njegove snage bile izložene nadmoćnu vladinu vatrenom oružju.