BattlefieldsMiddlewich Pursuit after Winnington 1659
English Civil War

Middlewich Pursuit after Winnington 1659

1659
Cheshire East, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Cheshire East, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Booth's insurgents
Forces
dispersed Booth insurgent remnants
VS
Victor
Parliamentary forces
Forces
Parliamentary cavalry pursuit
Outcome
Parliamentary cavalry swept up most of the Booth insurgents in the pursuit; organised resistance in Cheshire collapsed within days of Winnington.
The Battle

History & Significance

After the defeat of Booth's rising at Winnington Bridge, Parliamentary cavalry pursued the broken Royalist-Presbyterian force through Cheshire. Middlewich, a town on the main road through the county, was a point through which fugitives from the battle were intercepted and captured.

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