▁James , ▁Duke ▁of ▁York . ▁At ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁D unes ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 8 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁Spanish ▁force , ▁Charles ' s ▁army ▁of ▁around ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁cl ashed ▁with ▁Commonwealth ▁troops ▁fighting ▁with ▁the ▁French . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁battle ▁Charles ' s ▁force ▁was ▁about ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁with ▁D unk irk ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁a ▁Royal ist ▁expedition ▁to ▁England ▁was ▁dashed . ▁ ▁Rest oration ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁C rom well ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 8 , ▁Charles ' s ▁initial ▁ch ances ▁of ▁reg aining ▁the ▁Crown ▁seemed ▁sl im ; ▁C rom well ▁was ▁succeeded ▁as ▁Lord ▁Prote ctor ▁by ▁his ▁son , ▁Richard . ▁However , ▁the ▁new ▁Lord ▁Prote ctor ▁had ▁little ▁experience ▁of ▁either ▁military ▁or ▁civil ▁administration . ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 9 , ▁the ▁R ump ▁Parliament ▁was ▁re called ▁and ▁Richard ▁res igned . ▁During ▁the ▁civil ▁and ▁military ▁un rest ▁that ▁followed , ▁George ▁Mon ck , ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁was ▁concerned ▁that ▁the ▁nation ▁would ▁descend ▁into ▁an archy . ▁Mon ck ▁and ▁his ▁army ▁march ed ▁into ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁London , ▁and ▁forced ▁the ▁R ump ▁Parliament ▁to ▁re - ad mit ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Long ▁Parliament ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁ex cluded ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 6 4 8 , ▁during ▁P ride ' s ▁Pur ge .