BattlefieldsSiege of Newark
English Civil War

Siege of Newark

1646
Nottinghamshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Nottinghamshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.2,500-3,000 garrison
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.6,000-8,000
Outcome
Royalist surrender on the king's order
The Battle

History & Significance

Newark held out through three sieges as the last Royalist stronghold in the Midlands. It only fell because Charles I personally ordered the garrison to surrender after he gave himself up to the Scots at Southwell.

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