Battle of Winceby
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| 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 | |||||||
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Sir William Widdrington Sir John Henderson Sir William Savile |
Earl of Manchester Oliver Cromwell | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| c. 2,500–3,000 horse |
c. 3,000 horse c. 2,000 foot | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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200–300 800 taken prisoner | c. 20 killed | ||||||
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.