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Battle of Winwick

Battle of Winwick was a battle fought on 19 August 1648 in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of Second English Civil War. The recorded result: Parliamentarian victory. Recorded strength: 4,000–6,000 infantry engaged; 2,500–3,000 cavalry, not engaged against 2,900 infantry; 2,500 cavalry.

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Fought19 August 1648
WhereUnited Kingdom53.440N, 2.605W
OutcomeParliamentarian victory
Belligerents18px Scotland; English RoyalistsagainstParliamentarians
Battlefield todayBattle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) battlefieldHistoric England entry 1412878, 144 ha
Part ofSecond English Civil War

Where it sits in Second English Civil War

Siege of Pembroke, 1648Battle of St Fagans, 1648Battle of Maidstone, 1648Siege of Colchester, 1648Scottish invasion of England, 1648Battle of Preston, 1648Battle of Winwick, 164816481648Battle of Winwick, 1648
7 placed engagements of Second English Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date19 August 1648
PlaceUnited Kingdom
53.440N, 2.605W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength4,000–6,000 infantry engaged; 2,500–3,000 cavalry, not engaged2,900 infantry; 2,500 cavalry
Casualties and losses1,000 killed; 4,500 captured; 2,500–3,000 cavalry captured laterFewer than 100 killed; Several hundred wounded
Commanders
Battle of WinwickBattle of Winwick5 km53.440N, 2.605W
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Elsewhere in 1648

Historic England registers this as the Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) battlefield (entry 1412878), 144 hectares, under the Open Government Licence.

Battle of Winwick is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q116483398, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Winwick, revision 1370276954, 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. Battlefield boundary and area from Historic England (Open Government Licence). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.