BattlefieldsOxford City Siege 1646
English Civil War

Oxford City Siege 1646

1646
Oxfordshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Oxfordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist Oxford garrison
Forces
Royalist Oxford garrison under Sir Thomas Glemham
VS
Victor
Parliamentary New Model Army
Forces
Parliamentary New Model Army under Fairfax
Outcome
Parliamentary capture of Royalist capital June 1646; Charles had already fled to the Scottish army; surrender of Oxford ended organised Royalist resistance.
The Battle

History & Significance

The siege of Oxford, the Royalist capital, began in earnest in 1646 as Parliamentary forces closed in. Charles I escaped in disguise in April 1646, and the city surrendered June 1646 on honourable terms, effectively ending the First Civil War.

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