BattlefieldsArundel Castle Second Siege 1643
English Civil War

Arundel Castle Second Siege 1643

1643
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist
Forces
Royalist garrison under Colonel Joseph Bamfield
VS
Victor
Parliamentary
Forces
Parliamentary forces under Waller approximately 5,000
Outcome
Parliamentary recapture January 1644; Royalist garrison surrendered after heavy bombardment, with over 1,000 men taken prisoner.
The Battle

History & Significance

Arundel Castle was taken by Parliamentary forces under Sir William Waller in January 1644 after a siege. The Royalists had seized it in December 1643, and Waller retook it within weeks with heavy artillery, demonstrating the vulnerability of even strong positions.

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