Battle of Wigan Lane (1651 AD)
Battle of Wigan Lane (Parliamentarians vs Royalists) took place in 1651 AD during Third English Civil War.
Battle facts
- Year: 1651 AD
- Date: 1651-08-25
- Era: Early Modern
- Conflict: Third English Civil War
- Side A: Parliamentarians
- Side B: Royalists
- Commanders (A): Colonel Robert Lilburne, Colonel Thomas Birch
- Commanders (B): Earl of Derby, Lord Widdrington, Sir William Throgmorton, Sir Thomas Tyldesley, Colonel Boynton
- Casualties: approx. 1 killed
10 wounded
(claim by Lilburne)
700 killed
(Royalist claim)64 killed
400 captured
- Outcome: Parliamentarian victory
- Coordinates: 53.570°, -2.630°
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