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Battle of Nantwich

When
25 January 1644
Where
Cheshire
Part of
English Civil War: Liverpool, Oxford, and Nantwich

Parliamentarian forces under Sir Thomas Fairfax defeated Royalists led by Lord Byron, halting a series of Royalist successes in Cheshire.

Fought on 25 January 1644 in Cheshire, the battle saw Fairfax's relief force defeat Lord Byron's Royalist army. The victory halted a series of Royalist successes in the area and was a major setback to Charles I's planned 1644 campaign.

Sources

  1. Battle of Nantwich Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21

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