Battle of Winceby
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The Battle of Winceby was a 1643 English Civil War engagement in Lincolnshire in which Parliamentarian forces, including Oliver Cromwell’s cavalry, decisively defeated the Royalists and secured control of the region.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Winceby canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Winceby fight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Parliamentarians
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Royalists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerentStrength |
Parliamentarian army of several thousand men
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Royalist army of several thousand men ⓘ |
| campaign | Parliamentarian campaign in Lincolnshire, 1643 ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving England
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Battles of the English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ History of Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| combatant |
Parliamentarian forces
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Royalist forces ⓘ |
| commander |
John Hotham the younger
NERFINISHED
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Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir John Henderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Thomas Fairfax NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir William Widdrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | First English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| date | 11 October 1643 ⓘ |
| era | Early modern period ⓘ |
| followedBy | Parliamentarian consolidation of Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
English Parliamentarian army
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English Royalist army ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | English Civil War era ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Horncastle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUnit | Oliver Cromwell’s cavalry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | secure Parliamentarian control of Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| outcome | Parliamentarians secured control of Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| partOf | campaign for control of Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| place | near Winceby, Lincolnshire, England ⓘ |
| precededBy | Royalist advance in Lincolnshire in 1643 ⓘ |
| primaryArm | cavalry ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
First English Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Thomas Fairfax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Parliamentarian victory ⓘ |
| secondaryArm | infantry ⓘ |
| significance |
helped secure eastern England for Parliament
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weakened Royalist position in the north-east Midlands ⓘ |
| theatre | English Midlands theatre of the English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | cavalry action ⓘ |
| year | 1643 ⓘ |
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