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English Civil War

Storming of Cirencester

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliament
Forces
Parliamentarians c.1,200–1,500. Storming with 300 killed, 1,500 captured.
VS
Victor
Royalists (Prince Rupert)
Forces
Royalists c.2,500–3,500
Outcome
Prince Rupert's Royalist forces overwhelmed the Parliamentary garrison, resulting in approximately 300 killed and 1,500 captured, establishing Royalist control of Cirencester.
The Battle

History & Significance

300 killed, 1,500 prisoners; town plundered; February 2, 1643

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Storming of Cirencester

St John's Hospital chantry
Scheduled monument · ~0 miles
Churchyard cross
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Corinium Roman town
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
Long barrow and Roman amphitheatre and cemetery
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Tar Barrows: the earthwork and buried remains of two prehistoric or Roman round barrows and the buried remains of a Romano-British or earlier funerary and ritual site
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
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