La bataille écossaise bleu blanc drapeau standard à la bataille de Nantwich a été combattu pendant la première Guerre civile anglaise, entre les parlementaires et les Royalistes, au nord-ouest de la ville de Nantwich à Cheshire le 25 janvier 1644. Les Royalistes sous Lord Byron assiégaient Nantwich, et Sir Thomas Fairfax mena une armée pour soulager la ville. À l'approche de Fairfax, un dégel soudain a provoqué la montée en flèche de la rivière Weaver, divisant la cavalerie de Byron de son infanterie et de son artillerie, qui ont été envahis et détruits par Fairfax.

• Contributeur: KeyWorded / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: HKBFTF
• Taille du fichier: 23,4 MB (657,9 KB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 2333 x 3500 px | 19,8 x 29,6 cm | 7,8 x 11,7 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 28 janvier 2017
• Lieu: Nantwich, Cheshire, UK

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The name of this day is “Holly Holy Day”, and it comes from sprigs of Holly worn in the hats of townsfolk following the battle, which actually happened on January 25th. The first English Civil War was playing out, and through December 1643 and January 1644 Nantwich had been besieged by Royalists. During the fourth week of the first month of the new year, Sir Thomas Fairfax was marching with 5, 000 Parliamentarians to relieve the siege. Engaging the Royalists west of Nantwich at Acton, the siege was broken, and a decisive victory for the Parliamentarians was gained. The Battle of Nantwich took place in the 17th century, during Civil War in England, when there was a power struggle between Royalists (Cavaliers) and Parliament (Roundheads). The Parliamentarians held Nantwich. The Royalists wanted it, so Lord Byron's army laid siege to the town. After several weeks a Parliamentary army led by Sir Thomas Fairfax arrived, and defeated the Royalists in a battle on 25th January 1644. The relieved citizens of Nantwich named the day Holly Holy Day and celebrated it annually. In recent years, members of the Sealed Knot Society have re-enacted the battle on the Saturday nearest to the 25th January.

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