Second Battle of Middlewich

The Second Battle of Middlewich was a battle of the First English Civil War that took place on 26 December 1643 in Cheshire County. In the battle, Lord Byron and the Royalists defeated a Parliamentarian army commanded by Sir William Brereton.

After his victory at the First Battle of Middlewich on 13 March 1643, Parliamentarian General Brereton dominated and controlled much of Cheshire County. With his headquarters at Nantwich, Brereton and the Parliamentarians ruled the eastern and central portions of the county, approximately two-thirds of the region. The Royalists held the western portions of the county including the River Dee Valley and the important port city and stronghold of Chester. In the summer of 1643, Brereton began to conduct military operations with the objective of capturing Chester and taking complete control of Cheshire. In late October, Parliamentarian troops under the command of Brereton and Sir Thomas Myddleton raided Wales and temporarily isolated Chester.

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