The cavalry action at Winceby took place on the 11th of October 1643. A strong body of horse and dragoons commanded by Sir John Henderson, riding to the relief of Bolingbroke Castle, were engaged and driven back by a Parliamentarian force that included Cromwell. Although the fight lasted only about half an hour, the consequences of the dramatic defeat was the loss of all Lincolnshire to the Royalist cause. For the full description of this registered battlefield please refer to the National Heritage List for England. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}