BattlefieldsAdwalton Moor 1643 — Parliamentary Defeat
English Civil War

Adwalton Moor 1643 — Parliamentary Defeat

1643
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary Yorkshire forces under both Fairfaxes approximately 4,000
VS
Victor
Royalists
Forces
Royalist Army of the North under Newcastle approximately 10,000
Outcome
Decisive Royalist victory. Parliamentary forces routed. Sir Thomas Fairfax escaped to Hull; Lady Fairfax taken prisoner. Royalists dominated Yorkshire until Marston Moor.
The Battle

History & Significance

The Battle of Adwalton Moor on 30 June 1643 saw the Earl of Newcastle defeat the Parliamentary forces of Sir Thomas and Sir William Fairfax. The battle began with Parliamentary success on their right before a flanking movement by Colonel Skirton and a push by Royalist musketeers from enclosed ground decided the action. The defeat left Yorkshire largely in Royalist hands.

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