BattlefieldsSkipton Castle Second Phase 1648
English Civil War

Skipton Castle Second Phase 1648

1648
North Yorkshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
North Yorkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist garrison
Forces
Second Civil War Royalist garrison
VS
Victor
Parliamentary forces
Forces
Parliamentary Yorkshire forces
Outcome
Royalist Second Civil War garrison surrendered after the Preston disaster eliminated relief prospects; castle subsequently partially slighted.
The Battle

History & Significance

Skipton Castle was seized again for the Royalists during the Second Civil War of 1648 as part of the northern rising. Parliamentary forces re-invested the castle before the collapse of the Scottish Engager invasion at Preston removed all hope of relief.

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