BattlefieldsTattershall Castle Parliamentary Garrison 1643
English Civil War

Tattershall Castle Parliamentary Garrison 1643

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

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Royalist Lincolnshire raiding parties
VS
Victor
Parliamentary
Forces
Parliamentary Eastern Association garrison
Outcome
Parliamentary garrison maintained Tattershall as a fenland outpost throughout the Eastern Association Lincolnshire campaigns.
The Battle

History & Significance

Tattershall Castle on the River Bain in the Lincolnshire fens was garrisoned for Parliament and served as an Eastern Association outpost covering the southern approach to the Lincolnshire interior. Its fenland position made it difficult to besiege and it served as a refuge and base throughout the Lincolnshire campaign.

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