BattlefieldsAction at Seacroft Moor 1643
English Civil War

Action at Seacroft Moor 1643

1643
West Riding, England
Also known as: Seacroft Moor ambush 1643 · Goring catches Fairfax at Seacroft
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
West Riding, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians (Fairfax)
Forces
Parliamentarians (Fairfax) c. 1,500–2,000.
VS
Victor
Royalists (Goring)
Forces
Royalists (Goring) c. 2,000–2,500
Outcome
Goring's cavalry ambushed Parliamentary infantry on march; 200 killed, 800 captured; major Parliamentary reverse
The Battle

History & Significance

The action at Seacroft Moor on 30 March 1643 was a severe Parliamentary defeat in Yorkshire. Sir Thomas Fairfax was marching his infantry from Leeds to Selby without adequate cavalry cover when George Goring's Royalist horse fell on the column. The Parliamentary foot, unable to form effective resistance, lost 200 killed and 800 taken prisoner. It was one of several reverses that preceded the disaster at Adwalton Moor and showed how vulnerable Parliamentary forces were when operating in Royalist-dominated Yorkshire.

Casualties & Losses

c.200 Parliamentary killed; c.800 captured

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