Battle of Wigan Lane

The Battle of Wigan Lane was fought on 25 August 1651 during the Third English Civil War, between a Royalist army led by the Earl of Derby and forces loyal to the Commonwealth of England under Colonel Robert Lilburne. The Royalists were defeated, losing nearly half their officers and men.

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1651 Battle of Wigan Lane

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1644 Siege of Lathom House

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1644 Bolton Massacre

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1644 Battle of Ormskirk

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1645 Siege of Lathom House

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1648 Battle of Preston

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1648 Battle of Winwick

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1651 Battle of Warrington Bridge

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1715 Battle of Preston

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1940 — 1944 Manchester Blitz

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2014-07-13T00:00:00Z

2014 Shelling of Donetsk, Rostov Oblast

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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	Bolton Massacre	battle, Roundhead, Cavalier	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	Manchester Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2014	Shelling of Donetsk, Rostov Oblast	bombardment	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1910	Avro	automotive industry, arms industry, aviation, public company, aerospace manufacturer, manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery, vehicle construction	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	2007	BAE Systems Military Air & Information	arms industry, business	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 380m east of South Lane Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 400m west of Sutton Fields 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		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		Preston Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps, bunker	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	bunker		Worsley Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1940	RAF Barton Hall	Royal Air Force station, air base, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle	1001	Halton Castle	ruins, castle	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of Lancashire	military museum, local museum	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
site	museum	2002	Imperial War Museum North	national museum, military museum, museum	Wikidata