Colonel Robert Lilburne (1613-1665) was the Parliamentary commander who defeated James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, at the Battle of Wigan Lane on 25 August 1651. Derby had sailed from the Isle of Man days earlier with a small force to join Charles II's march into England. Lilburne's cavalry intercepted them before they could reach the King. Derby was wounded but escaped; most of his men were killed or scattered. Lilburne later served as a Parliamentary commissioner during the Interregnum and was involved in the military governance of the north of England.