BattlefieldsCompton Wynyates Siege 1644
English Civil War

Compton Wynyates Siege 1644

1644
Warwickshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Warwickshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist garrison
Forces
Royalist garrison
VS
Victor
Parliamentary forces
Forces
Parliamentary Warwickshire forces
Outcome
Parliamentary forces captured the house; it was subsequently used as a Parliamentary garrison before being recovered.
The Battle

History & Significance

Compton Wynyates, the Elizabethan mansion of the Earl of Northampton, was fortified as a Royalist garrison in Warwickshire and besieged by Parliamentary forces in 1644. The house changed hands during the conflict.

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