The Battle of Nantwich, Part Three: will Parliament’s relief force make it in time?
It’s The Battle of Nantwich this weekend, so this week we’re looking at the build-up to the battle in 1644… On 21st January 1644, Lord Thomas Fairfax set out from Manchester to relieve Nantwich in the teeth of a bitter winter. He was accompanied by Sir William Brereton and a force of 1,800 cavalry, 500…