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Battle of Winwick

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/August 19, 2024  by Gog the Mild (talk) 13:09, 26 June 2024 (UTC)



The Battle of Winwick was fought on 19 August 1648 between a Scottish Royalist army and a Parliamentarian army during the Second English Civil War. The Scottish army invaded north-west England and was attacked and defeated at Preston on 17 August. The surviving Royalists fled south, closely pursued. Two days later, hungry, cold, soaking wet, exhausted and short of dry powder, they turned to fight at Winwick. Parliamentarian infantry launched a full-scale assault which resulted in more than three hours of furious but indecisive close-quarters fighting. The Parliamentarians fell back, pinned the Scots in place with their cavalry and sent their infantry on a circuitous flank march. When the Scots saw this force appear on their right flank they broke and fled. Parliamentarian cavalry pursued, killing many. The surviving Scottish infantry surrendered either at Winwick church or in nearby Warrington; their cavalry on 24 August at Uttoxeter. Winwick was the last battle of the war.
 * Most recent similar article(s): A battle article was TFA on 13 June, but that was from 1945
 * Main editors: Gog the Mild
 * Promoted: 28 February 2023
 * Reasons for nomination: 376th anniversary
 * Support as nominator. Gog the Mild (talk) 19:18, 15 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Support 750h+ 15:59, 18 June 2024 (UTC)