William Brereton Biography

William Brereton is arrested for high treason

William Brereton is arrested for high treason

Death of William Brereton, executed

William Brereton os executed

Parliamentarian forces attack and damage the Royalist stronghold at Aston Hall.

Brereton's campaign extends Parliamentarian influence into Stafford as he contests Royalist control across the Midlands.

Brereton captures Whitchurch during his Cheshire campaign and disrupts Royalist movement between the Midlands and north Wales.

Brereton's forces secure Wolverhampton during operations designed to weaken Royalist communications in the western Midlands.

Brereton defeats Sir Thomas Aston's Royalist force at Middlewich and strengthens Parliament's position in Cheshire.

Defeated by a Royalist force under the Earl of Northampton & General Henry Hastings

Forced to retreat to Stone then back to Cheshire

Captures Wrexham, Royalists are intercepted returning from Ireland after the truce

Joins forces with Fairfax & helps defeat Royalists led by Lord Byron

Brereton joins Fairfax in breaking the Royalist siege of Nantwich and restoring Parliament's position in Cheshire.

Brereton defeats Royalist forces near Tarvin and frustrates efforts to reinforce the Royalist position around Chester.

Conducts the succesful siege of Chester on behalf of Parliament

Brereton defeats Royalist forces under Sir William Vaughan at Denbigh, cutting another route of support into Cheshire.

Captures Chester from Lord Byron

Intercepts Lord Astley & stops him marching from Wales to join Charles I in Oxford