BattlefieldsSiege of Launceston Castle
English Civil War

Siege of Launceston Castle

1642–1646
Cornwall, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Cornwall, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist garrison c. 300–500; prolonged siege 1642–1646.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c. 1,500–2,000
Outcome
Royalist garrison surrenders 1646
The Battle

History & Significance

Royalist garrison held Launceston through most of the war before capitulating in 1646.

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