 Fairfax halted and reorganised his lines, and when he resumed his advance, Rupert's cavalry rode off the field.Fairfax's forces pursued Royalist survivors fleeing north towards Leicester.Archaeological evidence suggests that fugitives and Royalist baggage guards tried to rally on the slopes of Castle Yard (also known as Wadborough Hill), a wooded eminence which once had a motte and bailey castle, about behind the Royalist position at the start of the battle.