53°12.1′N 0°1.9′W / 53.2017°N 0.0317°W
Battle of Winceby | |||||||
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Part of the First English Civil War | |||||||
Parliamentary cavalry at a re-enactment of the Battle of Winceby | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Royalists | Parliamentarians | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sir William Widdrington Sir John Henderson Sir William Savile |
Earl of Manchester Oliver Cromwell | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
c. 2,500–3,000 horse[1] |
c. 3,000 horse c. 2,000 foot | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
200–300[2] 800 taken prisoner | c. 20 killed[3] |
The Battle of Winceby took place on 11 October 1643 during the First English Civil War near the village of Winceby, Lincolnshire. In the battle, a Royalist relieving force under the command of Sir William Widdrington was defeated by the Parliamentarian cavalry of the Earl of Manchester.[4]