Oliver Cromwell's victory at Dunbar in 1650 led to a cruel forced march of Scottish prisoners to Durham, resulting in many deaths from disease
On 3 September 1650 Oliver Cromwell won a decisive victory over the Scottish Covenanters at the Battle of Dunbar - a victory that is often regarded as his finest hour - but the aftermath, the forced march of 5,000 prisoners from the battlefield to Durham, was one of the cruelest episodes in his...