Historical place archive

Nantwich in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Nantwich in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

9 records5 event labels5 people1644–1651

Historical events in Nantwich

1644

1644
Royalist Service
George Monck · Civil War

Commands a Royalist regiment before the defeat and capture at Nantwich.

25 January 1644
Arrest of George Monck
George Monck · Civil War

Captured at Nantwich while serving the Royalists, Monck is sent as a prisoner to London.

25 January 1644
Battle of Nantwich
Byron · Civil War

Defeated by Fairfax. Byrons infantry join the Parliamentarians

25 January 1644
Battle of Nantwich
George Monck · Civil War

Monck is captured by Parliamentarian forces after the Royalist defeat at Nantwich.

25 January 1644
Battle of Nantwich
Thomas Fairfax · Civil War

Fairfax helps defeat Byron's Royalist army at Nantwich, relieving the town and weakening Royalist control in Cheshire.

25 January 1644
Battle of Nantwich
Thomas Fairfax · Civil War

Defeats Irish Royalists & local troops who have laid siege to Nantwich

25 January 1644
Battle of Nantwich
William Brereton · Civil War

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

25 January 1644
Relief of Nantwich
William Brereton · Civil War

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

1651

September 1651
Capture near Nantwich
James Stanley · Civil War

Stanley is captured near Nantwich after separating from Charles II during the flight from Worcester.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Nantwich. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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