Battle of Seacroft Moor

Battle of Seacroft Moor
Part of the First English Civil War
Date30 March 1643
Location
Whinmoor moor near Seacroft
West Riding of Yorkshire
53°51′N 1°24′W / 53.85°N 1.40°W / 53.85; -1.40
Result Royalist victory
Belligerents
Royalists Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
George Goring Sir Thomas Fairfax
Strength
c. 20 troops horse[1] c. 2 troops horse[1]
4,000 foot[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown 100–200 killed[1][2]
1,000 captured[1][2]
Battle of Seacroft Moor is located in West Yorkshire
Battle site
Battle site
Tadcaster
Tadcaster
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West Yorkshire and Seacroft

The Battle of Seacroft Moor took place in Whinmoor moor near the village of Seacroft, north-east of Leeds in West Riding on 30 March 1643 during the First English Civil War. In the battle, a Parliamentarian force commanded by Lieutenant-General Thomas Fairfax was decisively beaten by a Royalist cavalry force commanded by George Goring.

  1. ^ a b c d e MacKenzie (2020).
  2. ^ a b Smith (28 July 2020).