Battle of Winceby

Battle Of Winceby

The Battle of Winceby took place on 11 October 1643 during the English Civil War near the village of Winceby, Lincolnshire about 4 miles (6 km) east of Horncastle.

Battle of Winceby
Part of the First English Civil War
Date 11 October 1643
Location Winceby, Lincolnshire
Result Decisive Parliamentarian victory
Belligerents
Royalists Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
Sir William Widdrington Earl of Manchester, Oliver Cromwell
Strength
c. 2500-3000 horse c. 3000 horse, c. 2000 foot
Casualties and losses
200-300 killed on the field, more in the pursuit; 800 prisoners c. 20 killed
First English Civil War
  • 1st Hull
  • Portsmouth
  • Powick Bridge
  • Edgehill
  • Aylesbury
  • Brentford
  • Turnham Green
  • Braddock Down
  • Leeds
  • 1st Middlewich
  • Hopton Heath
  • Seacroft Moor
  • Camp Hill
  • Reading
  • Sourton Down
  • Stratton
  • Chalgrove Field
  • Adwalton Moor
  • Lansdowne
  • Roundway Down
  • Bristol
  • Gainsborough
  • Gloucester
  • Aldbourne Chase
  • 1st Newbury
  • 2nd Hull
  • Heptonstall
  • Winceby
  • Olney
  • Basing House
  • Alton
  • 2nd Middlewich
  • Nantwich
  • Lathom
  • Newark
  • Boldon Hill
  • Cheriton
  • Selby
  • York
  • Lincoln
  • Bolton
  • Cropredy Bridge
  • Marston Moor
  • Lostwithiel
  • Montgomery
  • 2nd Newbury
  • Taunton
  • Naseby
  • Langport
  • Chester
  • Rowton Heath
  • Torrington
  • Stow-on-the-Wold
  • Oxford

Read more about Battle Of Winceby:  Prelude, The Battle, Conclusion

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