Battle of Nantwich

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Battle of Nantwich
Part of First English Civil War
Date 25 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 ca. 2,000 foot	[2] 1,800 horse 500 dragoons 2,500+ foot
Casualties and losses
1,500 prisoners[1]	Unknown

Nantwich

Chester

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.