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See all on Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_NantwichThe 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 … See more
In 1643, King Charles had signed a "cessation" with the Irish Confederates. This allowed him to recall several English regiments which had been sent to Ireland after the Irish Rebellion of 1641, to reinforce his armies. … See more
At the time, Nantwich was little more than a large village which lay astride the River Weaver, which normally was a stream 20 feet (6.1 m) wide. The Parliamentarians held the Chester Road Bridge in the town, but the Beam Bridge about 0.5 miles (0.80 km)to the north was … See more
There is an annual re-enactment of the battle by The Sealed Knot on the nearest Saturday to 25 January. The commemorative day of the battle is celebrated by the local people as "Holly Holy Day". See more
• Young, Peter (1970). Marston Moor 1644: The Campaign and the Battle. Roundwood. ISBN 978-1-900624-09-1.
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Sir Thomas Fairfax and his father Lord Fairfax had been besieged in Hull in the second half of 1643. As Thomas's cavalry were of little use in a siege, they were ferried across the River Humber to reinforce Parliamentarian cavalry from the Eastern Association of … See more
The defeat at Nantwich thwarted King Charles's plan to create a field army in the northwest based on regiments returned from Ireland. The … See more
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The origins of the settlement date to Roman times, when salt from Nantwich was used by the Roman garrisons at Chester (Deva Victrix) and Stoke-on-Trent as a preservative and a condiment. Salt has been used in the production of Cheshire cheese and in the tanning industry, both products of the dairy industry based in the Cheshire Plain around the town. Nant comes from the Welsh for brook or st…
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WebNov 23, 2022 · The Battle of Nantwich was fought during the First English Civil War, between the Parliamentarians and Royalists, northwest of the town of Nantwich in …
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WebThe Battle of Nantwich by Ellen Castelow By January 1644 in the English Civil War the Royalists had captured almost all of Cheshire, with only the Parliamentarian garrison at …
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WebThe Battle of Nantwich was a battle of the First English Civil War which was fought near Nantwich, Cheshire on 25 January 1644 between a Royalist army from Ireland and a …
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library.snls.org.sz/.../tero-dump/wikipedia/ba/Battle_of_Nantwich.htmlWebThe Battle of Nantwich designates a fight of the English Civil War between the forces of Parliament and of King Charles I to the northwest of the town of Nantwich in Cheshire on …
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WebThe Battle of Nantwich was fought during the First English Civil War, between the Parliamentarians and Royalists, northwest of the town of Nantwich in Cheshire. There is …
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WebBattle. At the time, Nantwich was little more than a large village which lay astride the River Weaver, which normally was a stream 20 feet (6.1 m) wide. The Parliamentarians held …
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