Battle of Nantwich
53°04′51″N 2°32′40″W / 53.08096°N 2.54445°W
| 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 c. 2,000 foot |
1,800 horse 500 dragoons 2,500+ foot | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,500 prisoners | Unknown | ||||||
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.