Battle of Ormskirk
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53.5665°N 2.8869°W / 53.5665; -2.8869
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Battle of Ormskirk | |||||||
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Part of First English Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Royalists | Parliamentarians | ||||||
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Lord Byron Viscount Molyneux | Sir John Meldrum | ||||||
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100 killed 300 prisoners |
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The Battle of Ormskirk was fought on 20 August 1644 during the First English Civil War. It was a decisive victory for the Parliamentarian force commanded by Major-General Sir John Meldrum over the Royalist force commanded by Lord Byron.