Where dose the Tern flow into...? We actually went Nantwich shopping today (via Stapely) and found a war in action. Worriers carrying pike staffs gathered in town square, then martch off across road to banks of Weaver to fight to the death till pubs opened...lol.
Robert every year they have a re-enactment of the battle of Nantwich from 1644. The sealed knot come with the Royalist and Parliamentarians troops and the battle commences. I was down watching it myself and its really good to watch.
Courtesy of the Battlefield trust here is some background information as to what happened
Battle of Nantwich
25th January 1644
By the end of 1643 the Royalists had achieved considerable success in the North West, securing all of Cheshire with the exception of Nantwich, where the parliamentarian garrison held out under siege. The Northern Association forces had retreated on Hull after their defeat by the royalists the previous summer at Adwalton Moor, but now Sir Thomas Fairfax advanced to the relief of the town, marching with some 5,000 troops of out of Lincolnshire.
Fought on the 25th January, Nantwich was the first battle of 1644. It was a substantial victory for the parliamentarians. Nantwich was relieved, the royalist domination of Cheshire was over, royalist artillery and the baggage train was captured and several senior royalist officers taken prisoner. It marked the beginning of the recovery of the parliamentarian cause in the North. For Fairfax himself it was an important step on the ladder which, by April 1645, would bring him command of parliament's New Model Army. However, the overwhelming lesson from Nantwich, if such a lesson were needed, was the influence of terrain upon the nature and outcome of battle.
KEY FACTS
War period: The Civil Wars
Outcome: Parliamentarian victory
Country: England
County: Cheshire
Place: Henhull / Nantwich / Acton / Hurleston
Location: secure
Terrain: enclosed fields / settlement
Date: 25th January 1644
Start: mid afternoon
Duration: approximately 2 hours
Armies: Royalist: commanded by Lord Byron; Parliamentarian: commanded by Sir Thomas Fairfax
Numbers: Royalist: circa 1,000 cavalry, 2,500 infantry; Parliamentarian: 1,800 cavalry, 500 dragoons, 2,500-3,000 infantry
Losses: Royalist: 200 killed, 1,500 captured; Parliamentarian: few
Its nice to think when you are fishing on the banks of the Weaver what happened closeby in history.