BattlefieldsWinwick Engagement 1648
English Civil War

Winwick Engagement 1648

1648
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Scottish Engagers
Forces
Scottish Engager remnants under Baillie approximately 4,000
VS
Victor
Parliamentary forces
Forces
Parliamentary cavalry under Lambert and Cromwell
Outcome
Decisive Parliamentary victory; approximately 2,000 Scots killed and 4,000 captured; effectively ended the Second Civil War in the north.
The Battle

History & Significance

The Battle of Winwick on 19 August 1648 was the final engagement of the Preston campaign, where remnants of the Scottish Engager army under Baillie made a last stand at Winwick church and village before being overwhelmed by Cromwell's pursuing cavalry.

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