BattlefieldsSiege of Basing House
English Civil War

Siege of Basing House

1645
Hampshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Hampshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists (Winchester)
Forces
Cromwell storming force of c.7,000
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians (Cromwell)
Forces
c.400 Royalist garrison
Outcome
Parliamentary storming; garrison massacred
The Battle

History & Significance

The Royalist garrison held Basing House for over two years — the longest siege of the Civil War. When Cromwell's troops stormed it, the playwright Inigo Jones was among those dragged out naked. The house was then demolished.

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