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English Civil War

Siege of Banbury Castle (Final Fall 1646)

1646
Oxfordshire, England
Also known as: Banbury Surrender 1646
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Oxfordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.150-200 garrison
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.1,500-2,000
Outcome
Banbury Castle surrendered May 1646 as part of final Royalist collapse
The Battle

History & Significance

Banbury Castle held as a Royalist garrison through two years of siege and finally capitulated in May 1646 when Charles I ordered all remaining garrisons to surrender.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Banbury Castle (Final Fall 1646)

Tooley's boatyard
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Former World War I National Filling Factory, Banbury
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Broughton Castle: fortified house and moat
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
Castle Bank Enclosure
Scheduled monument · ~3 miles
Earthwork NE of Tadmarton village
Scheduled monument · ~3.7 miles
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