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Battle of Warrington Bridge

Battle of Warrington Bridge was a battle fought on 13 August 1651 at Warrington, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of Third English Civil War, which ran from 1649 to 1651. The recorded result: Royalist victory. Recorded strength: 12,000 against 16,000.

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Fought13 August 1651
WhereWarrington, United Kingdom53.386N, 2.591W
OutcomeRoyalist victory
BelligerentsParliamentariansagainstScottish Royalists
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofThird English Civil War1649 to 1651

Where it sits in Third English Civil War

Battle of Cartagena, 1650Battle of Warrington Bridge, 1651Battle of Wigan Lane, 1651Battle of Upton, 165116501651Battle of Warrington Bridge, 1651
4 placed engagements of Third English Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date13 August 1651
PlaceWarrington, United Kingdom
53.386N, 2.591W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength12,00016,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Charles II of England
Battle of Warrington BridgeBattle of Warrington BridgeBattle of WinwickBattle of Winnington BridgeBattle of Wigan LaneSecond Battle of MiddlewichFirst Battle of MiddlewichBattle of Wigan LaneBirminghamLeedsLiverpoolNottinghamMiddlesbroughStokeBlackpoolYork100 km53.386N, 2.591W
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Battle of Warrington Bridge 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 Q4872711, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Warrington Bridge (1651), revision 1370276719, 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.