53°33′59″N 2°53′13″W / 53.5665°N 2.8869°W
| Battle of Ormskirk | |||||||
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| Part of First English Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Royalists |
 Parliamentarians | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Lord Byron Viscount Molyneux | Sir John Meldrum | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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100 killed 300 prisoners | |||||||
Ormskirk
Preston
Lancaster
Lancashire and 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.