Battle of Wigan Lane
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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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Location: 53.57, -2.63, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1651 Battle of Wigan Lane
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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 |