BattlefieldsSandal Castle Royalist Garrison Operations 1645
English Civil War

Sandal Castle Royalist Garrison Operations 1645

1645
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist garrison
Forces
Royalist garrison
VS
Victor
Parliamentary Yorkshire forces
Forces
Parliamentary Yorkshire forces
Outcome
Royalist garrison eventually surrendered 1645 after the castle became untenable following the general Royalist collapse in Yorkshire.
The Battle

History & Significance

Sandal Castle near Wakefield served as a Royalist garrison throughout the Civil War, conducting raids and maintaining Royalist presence in the West Riding even as Parliamentary forces gained control of the region following Marston Moor.

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