Battle of Wigan Lane
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The Battle of Wigan Lane was a 1651 English Civil War engagement near Wigan in Lancashire, where Royalist forces were decisively defeated by Parliamentarian troops shortly before the Battle of Worcester.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Wigan Lane canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Wigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armedForcesInvolved | New Model Army elements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMonarch | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTown | Wigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Parliamentarians
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Royalists ⓘ |
| campaign | Charles II 1651 invasion of England ⓘ |
| casualtiesParliamentarian | light ⓘ |
| casualtiesRoyalist | heavy ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation | shortly before the Battle of Worcester ⓘ |
| combatant |
Parliamentarian forces
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Royalist forces of Charles II ⓘ |
| commander |
James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby
NERFINISHED
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Robert Lilburne NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Pride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| date | 1651-08-25 ⓘ |
| distanceFromWorcester | approximately 1 week before the Battle of Worcester ⓘ |
| effect |
reduced Royalist forces available for the Battle of Worcester
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weakened Royalist support for Charles II in the north-west of England ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Worcester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | north-west England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Interregnum ⓘ |
| location |
Lancashire
NERFINISHED
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Wigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby
NERFINISHED
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Robert Lilburne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | Royalist force routed ⓘ |
| parliamentarianObjective | intercept and destroy Royalist forces in Lancashire ⓘ |
| partOf | Third English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Royalist rising in Lancashire (1651) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| result | Parliamentarian victory ⓘ |
| royalistObjective | raise support in Lancashire for Charles II ⓘ |
| scale | minor battle ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | helped secure Lancashire for Parliament ⓘ |
| tacticalResult | Parliamentarians dispersed Royalist cavalry ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | cavalry engagement ⓘ |
| year | 1651 ⓘ |
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