BattlefieldsSkirmish at Pembroke town 1648
English Civil War

Skirmish at Pembroke town 1648

1648
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Also known as: Pembroke town approach 1648
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.200–400
VS
Victor
Royalists (Poyer)
Forces
Royalists c.300–500
Outcome
Parliamentary forces driven from Pembroke town while the castle held for Royalists
The Battle

History & Significance

Colonel John Poyer seized Pembroke Castle in February 1648 after being ordered to disband; the town outside the castle was contested before Cromwell arrived to conduct the siege; Poyer defection sparked the Second Civil War in Wales and his story ended with execution by lottery.

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