BattlefieldsSiege of Pendennis Castle 1646
English Civil War

Siege of Pendennis Castle 1646

1646
Cornwall, England
Also known as: Fall of Pendennis 1646
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Cornwall, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists (Jack Arundell)
Forces
Royalists c.600–800.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.2,000–3,000
Outcome
Garrison surrendered after five-month siege; one of the last Royalist strongholds to fall
The Battle

History & Significance

Pendennis Castle at Falmouth was one of the last Royalist castles in England to surrender; Colonel Jack Arundell held out for five months until starvation forced terms in August 1646; the garrison marched out with full military honours in one of the last acts of the First Civil War.

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