BattlefieldsBattle of Tankersley Moor
English Civil War

Battle of Tankersley Moor

1643
Yorkshire, England
Also known as: Skirmish at Tankersley 1643
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Yorkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.200-300
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians (Thomas Fairfax)
Forces
Parliamentarians c.300-400 Fairfax cavalry
Outcome
Parliamentary cavalry scattered Royalist horse on Tankersley Moor near Barnsley
The Battle

History & Significance

A cavalry skirmish on the moors south of Barnsley in which Thomas Fairfax briefly recovered the initiative in the West Riding before the larger disaster at Adwalton Moor the following month; showed Parliamentary willingness to contest the South Yorkshire uplands.

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