Historical place archive

Warrington in History

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

8 records5 event labels5 people1646–1651

Historical events in Warrington

1646

15 February 1646
Battle of Warrington
Hopton · Civil War

Defeated by Cromwell in the final Battle of the campaign

1648

19 August 1648
Pursuit after Preston
John Lambert · Civil War

Lambert leads the pursuit of the defeated Engager army south from Preston as Parliamentarian forces break the invasion apart.

1651

August 1651
Battle of Warrington
Charles II · Civil War

Manages to cross the Mersey at Warrington

August 1651
Battle of Warrington
James Stanley · Civil War

Joins up with Charles II from the Isle of Man, with a modest force of 250 foot

August 1651
Royalist Recruitment
James Stanley · Civil War

Stanley seeks recruits around Warrington, but his refusal to take the Covenant limits support from local Presbyterians.

13 August 1651
Battle of Warrington Bridge
Thomas Harrison · Civil War

Harrison and Lambert attempt to slow Charles II's southward march at Warrington Bridge.

13 August 1651
Mobilization
John Lambert · Civil War

Lambert & Harrison join south of Preston before the Scots join the Cheshire militia

13 August 1651
Mobilization
Thomas Harrison · Civil War

Lambert & Harrison join south of Preston before the Scots join the Cheshire militia

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Warrington. 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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