The Ironsides were an elite cavalry that fought for this non-royal at the Battle of Marston Moor
Indeed the image of these 'Ironsides' has become one of the 
most .... went into battle carrying a carbine is open to debate, but many probably 
did not,... [DOC] [TLE] Holding on to Nightfall | This Accursed Civil War | BoardGameGeek [PAR] Being an account of the Battle of Marston Moor ... Cromwell's elite cavalry bore 
down on the right wing of the Royalist army and several small, ... Few of the men 
broke, but several regiments of Byron's horse were thrown into ... he would make 
a hasty withdrawal when the Ironsides fought near his position.