467:
143:
210:
38:
131:
217:
552:
579:(including that of Mordaunt, who suggested the rebel cavalry "trotted away, which is the civilest term") suggest the majority of Booth's troops simply fled, though Lambert himself claimed that "they fought gallantly at the first" and that both sides fought "like Englishmen". The detachment of rebels remaining in Northwich were attacked by government dragoons and fled towards Manchester.
578:
With the bridge cleared, Lambert moved his cavalry up to deal with the remainder of Booth's force. While the steep, narrow lanes leading uphill from the bridge made cavalry operation difficult, Lambert was able to engage the rebel cavalry, who broke and scattered after a brief skirmish. Some accounts
547:
On the early morning of 19th
Lambert found that the rebels had drawn up north of the River Weaver. Booth held the river crossing at Winnington Bridge, placing additional skirmishers on its approaches; the majority of his army was positioned on high ground north of the river, protected by steep slopes
582:
Lambert did not order a pursuit of the rebel foot, supposedly commenting "alas, these are forced and hired". He reported only a single fatality, while 30 rebels were casualties; the most prominent were
Captain Edward Morgan of
966:
563:
as far as
Winnington Bridge itself. An attack on the bridge by Hewson's regiment of foot met with little resistance; Mordaunt (who was not present) later claimed that of Booth's infantry "some had no
535:
saved them from being overrun. On the evening of 18 August
Lambert's scouts made contact with Booth's rearguard in Delamere Forest, but as darkness fell the two armies went into quarters, Lambert in
598:
Chester opened its gates to
Lambert on 21 August; Liverpool surrendered shortly afterwards, and the remaining parts of Cheshire and Lancashire were back in government hands within a week.
587:, Flintshire, who was killed covering the rebel retreat, and Thomas Legh, younger brother of Piers Legh of Bruche. About 200 prisoners were taken and held overnight in Northwich church.
373:
567:, others no ball", while it was also reported Booth had left most of his stores of powder in Chester by an "absurd mistake". Much of the rebel infantry, commanded by Sir
79:
336:
260:
489:, he was unsure how to respond; he opened negotiations with Lambert, while simultaneously attempting to withdraw to the relative safety of Chester.
209:
575:, fled into some nearby enclosures, where Lambert's foot were too tired to pursue them and where the hedges kept them safe from cavalry.
225:
492:
Lambert had left London on 6 August, following two infantry regiments that had set out the previous day. By 10th he had reached
976:
939:
253:
523:
Lambert was making directly for
Chester, but on receiving information that Booth and a force estimated at 4-5,000 were near
444:
481:, but quickly realised that he was isolated, and turned back after receiving reports that government forces under General
891:
881:
246:
343:
466:
857:
820:
Tracts relating to the civil war in
Cheshire, 1641–1659; including Sir George Booth's rising in that county
568:
473:; Lambert attempted to intercept Booth's rebels here the day before confronting them at Winnington Bridge
171:
971:
862:
508:
was marching on
Cheshire from the north, while Parliament had ordered a 1,500-strong brigade under
844:
486:
455:. While the national rising was quickly suppressed, Booth had local success, seizing the city of
452:
135:
130:
880:
482:
418:
292:
160:
448:
366:
360:
325:
280:
379:
8:
434:
403:
331:
312:
298:
270:
29:
560:
935:
836:
485:
were en route to confront him. While Booth had been a
Parliamentarian colonel in the
399:
354:
305:
64:
531:. Lambert's rapid advance took the rebels by surprise and only a retreat ordered by
909:
422:
166:
852:
37:
528:
505:
470:
147:
886:
497:
414:
960:
595:
Most of the gentry leaders fled, and then surrendered, following the battle.
532:
509:
443:
on 1 August. Booth's rising was part of a larger national conspiracy, led by
94:
81:
349:
72:
286:
913:
478:
440:
967:
Plots, conspiracies and insurrections during the
Interregnum (England)
572:
564:
536:
524:
517:
460:
407:
68:
923:
The King's Journalist, 1659-1689: Studies in the Reign of Charles II
501:
493:
555:
General John Lambert, appointed to suppress the Cheshire rebellion
584:
456:
559:
Lambert attacked aggressively, driving in Booth's outposts from
513:
551:
238:
715:
713:
463:
and parts of north-east Wales also declared for the rebels.
451:
by taking advantage of ongoing political instability in the
734:
732:
730:
728:
496:; on 14th the infantry rendezvoused with cavalry forces at
785:
783:
710:
625:
623:
895:, vol. 5, London: Smith, Elder & Co, p. 378
843:, vol. 2, London: Educational Book Company, p.
500:
in Shropshire. By 15th Lambert and the main army were at
725:
421:
defeated a rebel army of 4,000 men under the command of
780:
768:
698:
662:
650:
620:
829:
The Lancashire Gentry and the Great Rebellion, 1640–60
744:
674:
640:
638:
42:
A plaque on the modern bridge commemorating the battle
686:
932:
Civil War; The Wars of the Three Kingdoms 1638–1660
635:
608:
216:
795:
417:of around 5,000 men under the command of General
958:
756:
539:and Booth a few miles to the east in Northwich.
527:, advanced to cut off the rebels in the area of
900:Jones, J. R. (1957). "Booth's Rising of 1659".
520:and secure the rebel districts' western flank.
853:"BROUGHTON family of Marchwiel, Denbighshire"
439:The rebels had first mustered under Booth at
254:
398:, often described as the last battle of the
410:rebellion in north-west England and Wales.
261:
247:
950:Royalist Conspiracy in England, 1649–1660
947:
878:
841:A History Of The English Speaking Peoples
835:
826:
738:
680:
668:
629:
920:
817:
789:
774:
750:
719:
550:
465:
477:Booth initially began marching towards
959:
402:, took place on 19 August 1659 during
929:
899:
704:
692:
656:
644:
614:
548:and a ditch at the base of the hill.
242:
902:Bulletin of the John Rylands Library
879:Henderson, Thomas Finlayson (1886),
869:
850:
801:
762:
445:John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt
13:
459:and attracting 3-4,000 followers.
14:
988:
882:"Booth, George (1622-1684)"
892:Dictionary of National Biography
215:
208:
141:
129:
36:
268:
831:. Manchester University Press.
1:
858:Dictionary of Welsh Biography
818:Atkinson, James, ed. (1909).
811:
542:
428:
977:Military history of Cheshire
590:
7:
396:Battle of Winnington Bridge
319:Battle of Winnington Bridge
23:Battle of Winnington Bridge
10:
993:
872:The civil wars in Cheshire
432:
948:Underdown, David (1971).
921:Muddiman, Joseph (1971).
863:National Library of Wales
278:
203:
190:
177:
153:
122:
46:
35:
27:
22:
827:Blackwood, B.G. (1979).
601:
229:Location within Cheshire
930:Royle, Trevor (2006) ,
487:First English Civil War
453:Commonwealth of England
447:, to return the exiled
136:Commonwealth of England
556:
474:
154:Commanders and leaders
95:53.269224°N 2.538381°W
554:
469:
367:Battle of Dalnaspidal
191:Casualties and losses
870:Dore, R. N. (1966).
851:Dodd, A. H. (1959).
413:During the battle a
380:Battle of the Severn
226:class=notpageimage|
100:53.269224; -2.538381
914:10.7227/BJRL.39.2.6
722:, pp. 167–172.
707:, pp. 441–442.
659:, pp. 747–748.
299:Penruddock uprising
293:Gerard's conspiracy
91: /
63:Winnington Bridge,
934:, London: Abucus,
837:Churchill, Winston
822:. Chetham Society.
557:
475:
415:Parliamentary army
361:Glencairn's rising
114:Government victory
972:Conflicts in 1659
941:978-0-349-11564-1
400:English Civil War
389:
388:
355:Battle of Tullich
337:Guerrilla warfare
306:Killing No Murder
237:
236:
118:
117:
984:
953:
944:
926:
917:
896:
884:
875:
866:
847:
832:
823:
805:
799:
793:
787:
778:
772:
766:
760:
754:
748:
742:
736:
723:
717:
708:
702:
696:
695:, p. 440-1.
690:
684:
678:
672:
666:
660:
654:
648:
642:
633:
627:
618:
612:
569:Edward Broughton
504:; a force under
435:Booth's Uprising
423:Sir George Booth
404:Booth's Uprising
313:Booth's Uprising
273:
263:
256:
249:
240:
239:
219:
218:
212:
172:Edward Broughton
146:
145:
144:
134:
133:
106:
105:
103:
102:
101:
96:
92:
89:
88:
87:
84:
48:
47:
40:
30:Booth's Uprising
20:
19:
992:
991:
987:
986:
985:
983:
982:
981:
957:
956:
942:
887:Stephen, Leslie
814:
809:
808:
800:
796:
788:
781:
773:
769:
761:
757:
749:
745:
737:
726:
718:
711:
703:
699:
691:
687:
679:
675:
667:
663:
655:
651:
643:
636:
628:
621:
613:
609:
604:
593:
545:
529:Delamere Forest
506:Robert Lilburne
471:Delamere Forest
437:
431:
392:
391:
390:
385:
283:
274:
269:
267:
233:
232:
231:
230:
228:
222:
221:
220:
169:
142:
140:
128:
99:
97:
93:
90:
85:
82:
80:
78:
77:
76:
71:(A533 over the
41:
12:
11:
5:
990:
980:
979:
974:
969:
955:
954:
945:
940:
927:
918:
908:(2): 416–443.
897:
876:
874:. Chester C.C.
867:
848:
833:
824:
813:
810:
807:
806:
794:
792:, p. 180.
779:
777:, p. 178.
767:
755:
743:
741:, p. 283.
739:Underdown 1971
724:
709:
697:
685:
681:Blackwood 1979
673:
671:, p. 378.
669:Henderson 1886
661:
649:
647:, p. 748.
634:
632:, p. 277.
630:Churchill 1931
619:
617:, p. 747.
606:
605:
603:
600:
592:
589:
544:
541:
498:Market Drayton
433:Main article:
430:
427:
387:
386:
384:
383:
371:
370:
364:
358:
352:
341:
340:
334:
323:
322:
316:
310:
302:
296:
290:
279:
276:
275:
266:
265:
258:
251:
243:
235:
234:
224:
223:
214:
213:
207:
206:
205:
204:
201:
200:
197:
193:
192:
188:
187:
184:
180:
179:
175:
174:
163:
156:
155:
151:
150:
138:
125:
124:
120:
119:
116:
115:
112:
108:
107:
62:
60:
56:
55:
54:19 August 1659
52:
44:
43:
33:
32:
25:
24:
18:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
989:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
964:
962:
951:
946:
943:
937:
933:
928:
924:
919:
915:
911:
907:
903:
898:
894:
893:
888:
883:
877:
873:
868:
864:
860:
859:
854:
849:
846:
842:
838:
834:
830:
825:
821:
816:
815:
804:, p. 92.
803:
798:
791:
790:Atkinson 1909
786:
784:
776:
775:Atkinson 1909
771:
764:
759:
753:, p. 63.
752:
751:Muddiman 1971
747:
740:
735:
733:
731:
729:
721:
720:Atkinson 1909
716:
714:
706:
701:
694:
689:
683:, p. 75.
682:
677:
670:
665:
658:
653:
646:
641:
639:
631:
626:
624:
616:
611:
607:
599:
596:
588:
586:
580:
576:
574:
570:
566:
562:
553:
549:
540:
538:
534:
533:Roger Whitley
530:
526:
521:
519:
515:
512:to sail from
511:
507:
503:
499:
495:
490:
488:
484:
480:
472:
468:
464:
462:
458:
454:
450:
446:
442:
436:
426:
424:
420:
416:
411:
409:
405:
401:
397:
381:
378:
377:
376:
375:
368:
365:
362:
359:
356:
353:
351:
350:Moss-troopers
348:
347:
346:
345:
338:
335:
333:
330:
329:
328:
327:
320:
317:
314:
311:
308:
307:
303:
300:
297:
294:
291:
288:
285:
284:
282:
277:
272:
264:
259:
257:
252:
250:
245:
244:
241:
227:
211:
202:
198:
195:
194:
189:
185:
182:
181:
176:
173:
168:
164:
162:
158:
157:
152:
149:
139:
137:
132:
127:
126:
121:
113:
110:
109:
104:
74:
70:
66:
61:
58:
57:
53:
50:
49:
45:
39:
34:
31:
26:
21:
16:
949:
931:
922:
905:
901:
890:
871:
856:
840:
828:
819:
797:
770:
758:
746:
700:
688:
676:
664:
652:
610:
597:
594:
585:Golden Grove
581:
577:
558:
546:
522:
491:
483:John Lambert
476:
438:
419:John Lambert
412:
395:
393:
372:
342:
324:
318:
304:
167:George Booth
161:John Lambert
123:Belligerents
73:River Weaver
15:
363:(1653–1654)
339:(1650–1652)
289:(1653–1660)
287:Sealed Knot
271:Interregnum
98: /
961:Categories
812:References
705:Jones 1957
693:Jones 1957
657:Royle 2006
645:Royle 2006
615:Royle 2006
543:The battle
479:Manchester
449:Charles II
441:Warrington
429:Background
83:53°16′09″N
952:. Archon.
925:. Kelley.
802:Dore 1966
763:Dodd 1959
591:Aftermath
573:Marchwiel
537:Weaverham
525:Northwich
518:Beaumaris
461:Liverpool
148:Royalists
86:2°32′18″W
69:Northwich
839:(1931),
561:Hartford
502:Nantwich
494:Coventry
408:Royalist
374:Colonies
344:Scotland
178:Strength
159:General
59:Location
28:Part of
889:(ed.),
457:Chester
326:Ireland
281:England
65:Barnton
938:
514:Dublin
510:Sankey
382:(1655)
369:(1654)
357:(1652)
332:Tories
321:(1659)
315:(1659)
309:(1657)
301:(1655)
295:(1654)
199:Thirty
111:Result
885:, in
602:Notes
565:match
186:4,000
183:5,000
936:ISBN
406:, a
394:The
170:Sir
165:Sir
51:Date
910:doi
845:277
571:of
516:to
196:one
963::
906:39
904:.
861:.
855:.
782:^
727:^
712:^
637:^
622:^
425:.
67:,
916:.
912::
865:.
765:.
262:e
255:t
248:v
75:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.JPG)
