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Battle of Ormskirk

Battle of Ormskirk was a battle fought on 20 August 1644 in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the English Civil War, which ran from 1642 to 1651. The recorded result: Parliamentarian victory.

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Fought20 August 1644
WhereUnited Kingdom53.566N, 2.887W
OutcomeParliamentarian victory
BelligerentsRoyalistsagainstParliamentarians
Part ofEnglish Civil War1642 to 1651

Where it sits in the English Civil War

Siege of Portsmouth, 1642Battle of Kings Norton, 1642Siege of Chichester, 1642First Battle of Middlewich, 1643Battle of Ripple Field, 1643Battle of Sourton Down, 1643Battle of Roundway Down, 1643Siege of Basing House, 1643Battle of Alton, 1643Battle of Boldon Hill, 1644Relief of Newark, 1644Battle of Cheriton, 1644Siege of York, 1644Bolton Massacre, 1644Battle of Cropredy Bridge, 1644Battle of Marston Moor, 1644Battle of Ormskirk, 1644Battle of Weymouth, 1645Battle of Naseby, 1645Siege of Bristol, 1645Battle of Rowton Heath, 1645Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold, 1646Protestant Revolution, 168916421689Battle of Ormskirk, 1644
23 placed engagements of the English Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date20 August 1644
PlaceUnited Kingdom
53.566N, 2.887W
KindBattle, early modern
Casualties and losses100 killed; 300 prisoners
Commanders
Battle of OrmskirkBattle of OrmskirkSiege of Lathom HouseSiege of Lathom HouseBattle of Wigan LaneBattle of WinwickBattle of PrestonBattle of WinwickBattle of PrestonBirminghamNottinghamMiddlesbroughStokeBlackpoolYorkScarboroughDouglas100 km53.566N, 2.887W
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1644 and 1645.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1644

Battle of Ormskirk is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16931510, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ormskirk, revision 1384706599, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.