History and chronology of William Brereton in England

General

Civil War
House Tudor

Events

Arrest
Battle Hopton Heath
Battle Nantwich
Battle Stow on the Wold
Capture Chester
Capture Wrexham
Death
Execution
Siege Chester

Places

Chester
Hopton Heath
London
Nantwich
Stone
Stow
Tower London
Wrexham

William Brereton History of England


1536	Arrest
4th May Tower of London William Brereton is arrested for high treason
1536	Death
17th May London Death of William Brereton, executed
1536	Execution of Brereton
17th May London William Brereton os executed
1643	Battle of Hopton Heath
19th Mar Hopton Heath Defeated by a Royalist force under the Earl of Northampton & General Henry Hastings
19th Mar Stone Forced to retreat to Stone then back to Cheshire
1643	Capture of Wrexham
9th Nov Wrexham Captures Wrexham, Royalists are intercepted returning from Ireland after the truce
1644	Battle of Nantwich
25th Jan Nantwich Joins forces with Fairfax & helps defeat Royalists led by Lord Byron
1645	Siege of Chester
Chester Conducts the succesful siege of Chester on behalf of Parliament
1646	Capture of Chester
3rd Feb Chester Captures Chester from Lord Byron
1647	Battle of Stow on the Wold
21st Mar Stow Intercepts Lord Astley & stops him marching from Wales to join Charles I in Oxford