Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The united forces of Harrison and Lambert, reinforced by some 3,000 militia from Staffordshire and Cheshire, amounting to some 3,000 foot and 9,000 horse took up position at the Bridge at Warrington, over the Mersey, where it divides the Counties of Lancashire and Cheshire and prepared to resist the its passage by the Scots.Lambert sent a few troops north to skirmish with the advanced guard whilst occupying the bridge and preparing it for defense. The skirmishers encountered the royalists two miles north of the town and were quickly dispersed and the royalists pressed on into the town reaching the bridge at noon. On reaching the bridge the Scots at once attacked, and a sharp fight ensued between their advance guard and Harrison's troops, the Cheshire foot who were posted there held their ground for an hour and a half, and with 2000 Scots sent in against them they were for a time hard pressed.