BattlefieldsSiege of Aberystwyth Castle
English Civil War

Siege of Aberystwyth Castle

1646
Cardiganshire, Wales
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Cardiganshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.250–350.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.2,000–2,500
Outcome
Aberystwyth surrendered April 1646
The Battle

History & Significance

Aberystwyth held the Royal Mint for much of the Civil War, producing the coin from Welsh silver to pay the Royalist army. Its fall deprived the King of his western mint and removed the last significant Royalist presence on Cardigan Bay.

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