Topic summary
Booth's Uprising
Royalists- 3,000 foot
- 1,200 horse
200 captured
Booth's Uprising, August 1659, was an attempt to restore Charles II of England. Named after George Booth, it took place during the political turmoil that followed the resignation of Richard Cromwell as head of The Protectorate.
Originally part of a wider revolt organised by John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt, only the portion centred on North West England was successful, with other risings either failing to take place, or being quickly suppressed. Booth seized the important city of Chester, while local commanders at Liverpool and Wrexham also joined, but found himself isolated.
On 19 August, government troops under John Lambert defeated Booth at Winnington Bridge near Northwich. Liverpool and Chester surrendered soon after, but although Booth was captured and briefly imprisoned, he escaped punishment. The Commonwealth collapsed in 1660, leading to the Stuart Restoration in May, and Booth was rewarded with a peerage.