25 August 1651
Battle of Wigan Lane
Lilburne defeats the Earl of Derby at Wigan Lane, preventing a substantial Lancashire Royalist force from reinforcing Charles II at Worcester.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Wigan in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Lilburne defeats the Earl of Derby at Wigan Lane, preventing a substantial Lancashire Royalist force from reinforcing Charles II at Worcester.
Tyldesley is killed while fighting for the Royalists at Wigan Lane during the defeat of Stanley's Lancashire force.
Stanley is wounded and escapes after Lilburne routs his Royalist force at Wigan Lane.
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