BattlefieldsAction at Colchester church area 1648
English Civil War

Action at Colchester church area 1648

1648
Essex, England
Also known as: St Giles church skirmish Colchester 1648
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Essex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians
VS
Victor
Royalists
Outcome
Parliamentary forces attempting to take the outskirts of Colchester were repulsed in fighting around the church
The Battle

History & Significance

The eleven-week siege of Colchester involved bitter fighting for the town suburbs and outworks; the area around St Giles church outside the walls was contested repeatedly; Royalist musketeers and sakers on the walls made Parliamentary approaches very costly.

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