Battle of Nantwich

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Battle of Nantwich
Part of First English Civil War
Date25 January 1644
Location
Nantwich, Cheshire
Result Parliamentarian victory
Belligerents
Royalists Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
Lord Byron
Richard Gibson		 Sir Thomas Fairfax
Sir William Brereton
Sir George Booth
Strength
[1] 1,800 horse
c. 2,000 foot		 [2] 1,800 horse
500 dragoons
2,500+ foot
Casualties and losses
1,500 prisoners[1] Unknown
Battle of Nantwich is located in Cheshire
Nantwich
Nantwich
Chester
Chester
Manchester
Manchester
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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.

  1. ^ a b Young & Holmes 1974, p. 176.
  2. ^ Young & Holmes 1974, p. 174.