BattlefieldsCorfe Castle Pitman Betrayal 1645
English Civil War

Corfe Castle Pitman Betrayal 1645

1645
Dorset, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Dorset, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist garrison under Lady Mary Bankes
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary besiegers
Outcome
Parliamentary capture through deception; one of the most celebrated garrison falls of the Civil War, ending Lady Bankes defence of the castle.
The Battle

History & Significance

Corfe Castle fell to Parliamentary forces in March 1646 through a ruse de guerre when a group of Parliamentary soldiers disguised themselves as Royalist reinforcements and were admitted to the castle by a treacherous garrison member.

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