They clashed with a parliamentarian army commanded by Fairfax, Cromwell and Ireton near Leicester in the English Midlands.

他们在英国中部莱斯特附近与费尔法克斯、克伦威尔和艾雷顿指挥的议会军队发生冲突。

Cromwell came to London the day after the Purge of Parliament and supported it retrospectively although insisting he did not know about Ireton and Pride's plans in advance.

克伦威尔在清洗议会的第二天来到伦敦，并回顾性地支持清洗，尽管坚称他事先并不知道艾雷顿和普莱德的计划。

In response, on the 6th of December, Ireton ordered the physical removal of 'Royalist' and corrupt MPs from Parliament replacing them with more radical counterparts sympathetic to the popular view of the army and uncompassionate to the King.

作为回应，12 月 6 日，伊雷顿下令将“保皇党” 和腐败议员从议会中逐出， 代之以更激进的议员， 他们同情军队的普遍观点， 但对国王不抱同情心。