Battle of Nantwich
| Battle of Nantwich | |||||||
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| Part of First English Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Royalists | Parliamentarians | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Lord Byron Richard Gibson |
Sir Thomas Fairfax Sir William Brereton Sir George Booth | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1,800 horse ca. 2,000 foot |
1,800 horse 500 dragoons 2,500+ foot | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,500 prisoners | Unknown | ||||||
Nantwich
Chester
Manchester
Cheshire County and Nantwich
The Battle of Nantwich was fought on 25 January 1644 in Cheshire during the First English Civil War. In the battle, Sir Thomas Fairfax in command of a Parliamentarian relief force defeated Lord Byron and the Royalists.
The Parliamentarian victory halted a series of Royalist successes in the area and was a major setback to King Charles' planned military campaign for 1644.
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