BattlefieldsSiege of Arundel Castle
English Civil War

Siege of Arundel Castle

1643
Sussex, England
Also known as: Arundel 1643 · Parliamentary siege of Arundel
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Sussex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Parliamentary besiegers: c.5,000
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians (Waller)
Forces
Royalist garrison: c.1,000
Outcome
Castle surrendered to Waller January 1644 after brief siege; garrison starved
The Battle

History & Significance

Royalists retook Arundel Castle in December 1643 after Parliamentary attention moved elsewhere. Waller besieged it immediately; the garrison of 1,000 men surrendered in January 1644, starved out in six weeks. Arundel changed hands twice in rapid succession, illustrating the fluid nature of the Sussex campaign.

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