Battle of Ormskirk

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.

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1644  Wikidata
battle, 
U-534, 

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1644 Battle of Ormskirk

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1644 Siege of Lathom House

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1645 Siege of Lathom House

1648-08-17T00:00:00Z

1648-08-19T00:00:00Z

1648 Battle of Preston

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1648 Battle of Winwick

1651-08-13T00:00:00Z

1651-08-13T00:00:00Z

1651 Battle of Warrington Bridge

1651-08-25T00:00:00Z

1651-08-25T00:00:00Z

1651 Battle of Wigan Lane

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1715-11-14T00:00:00Z

1715 Battle of Preston

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1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

1940 — 1942 Liverpool Blitz

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1644	Siege of Lathom House	Roundhead, Cavalier, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Battle of Ormskirk	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1645	Siege of Lathom House	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1648	Battle of Preston	battle, Kingdom of Scotland, Cavalier, Roundhead	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1648	Battle of Winwick	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1651	Battle of Warrington Bridge	battle, Commonwealth of England, Kingdom of Scotland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1651	Battle of Wigan Lane	battle, Commonwealth of England, Cavalier	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1715	Battle of Preston	Kingdom of Great Britain, Jacobitism, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Liverpool Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1828	Cammell Laird	shipyard, arms industry, shipbuilding, building of ships and floating structures, vehicle construction	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	2007	BAE Systems Military Air & Information	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company		Laird Brothers	shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 380m east of South Lane Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1875	Seaforth Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1906	Crosby Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Birkenhead Wirral Metropolitan Borough Emergency Centre	Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bootle Merseyside County Main Emergency Centre 2nd Site	Merseyside County Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Lancashire County Emergency Centre	civil defense center, Lancashire County Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Liverpool Walker Gallery Merseyside County Main Emergency Centre 1st Site	civil defense center, Merseyside County Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Southport Dukes House bunker	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Southport Merseyside County Standby Emergency Centre	civil defense center, Merseyside County Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Southport Sefton Metropolitan Borough Emergency Centre	civil defense center, Merseyside County Council	Wikidata
site	castle	1001	Halton Castle	ruins, castle	Wikidata
site	fort	1825	Fort Perch Rock	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of Lancashire	military museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		U-534	preserved watercraft, U-boat, museum ship, Kriegsmarine	Wikidata
site	museum	1954	HMS Bronington	preserved watercraft, museum ship, minesweeper, Royal Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Museum	museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre	heritage center, military museum	Wikidata