battle, early modern

Wincanton Skirmish

Name: Wincanton Skirmish
Start: 1688-11-20
Location: Wincanton, United Kingdom

Wincanton Skirmish was a battle fought on 20 November 1688 at Wincanton, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Glorious Revolution, which ran from 1688 to 1689. The recorded result: Inconclusive. Recorded strength: 120 against 30.

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Fought20 November 1688

WhereWincanton, United Kingdom51.058N, 2.405W

OutcomeInconclusive

BelligerentsKingdom of EnglandagainstDutch Republic

Casualties and losses5+ killed and woundedand12 killed; 6 captured

Part ofGlorious Revolution1688 to 1689

Record

Date	20 November 1688
Place	Wincanton, United Kingdom 51.058N, 2.405W
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	120	30
Casualties and losses	5+ killed and wounded	12 killed; 6 captured
Commanders	Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan Henry Luttrell (Jacobite commander)

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Babylon Hill 1642, 18 km SW
Siege of Wardour Castle 1643, 22 km E
Siege of Wardour 1643, 22 km E
Battle of Marshall's Elm 1642, 24 km W
Battle of Langport 1645, 28 km W

In the same war

After: Battle of Reading 9 December 1688

Elsewhere in 1688

Wincanton Skirmish 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 Q11688250, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Wincanton Skirmish, revision 1377256381, 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.