BattlefieldsSiege of Conwy Castle 1646
English Civil War

Siege of Conwy Castle 1646

1646
Caernarfonshire, Wales
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Caernarfonshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists (Archbishop Williams)
Forces
Royalist garrison c.300–500.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary c.3,000–4,000
Outcome
Conwy surrendered November 1646
The Battle

History & Significance

Conwy Castle held out under Archbishop John Williams until November 1646; Williams had switched to the Royalist cause despite his earlier imprisonment by Laud, making the siege politically complex.

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