BattlefieldsWilloughby Field 1648 — East Midlands Second Civil War Skirmish
English Civil War

Willoughby Field 1648 — East Midlands Second Civil War Skirmish

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Nottinghamshire Royalist rising
Forces
Nottinghamshire Second Civil War Royalist rising approximately 800
VS
Victor
Parliamentary forces under Colonel John Rossiter
Forces
Parliamentary cavalry under Rossiter
Outcome
Parliamentary victory. Second Civil War Royalist rising in Nottinghamshire crushed. County secured for Parliament.
The Battle

History & Significance

A Second Civil War Royalist uprising in Nottinghamshire in 1648 was suppressed at Willoughby Field near Nottingham by Parliamentary cavalry under Colonel Rossiter. The Royalist force attempting to raise the county for the king was intercepted and defeated before it could join the main Second Civil War forces operating in the north.

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