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English Civil War

Storming of Walmer Castle 1648

1648
Kent, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Kent, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.100–200.
VS
Victor
Royalists (briefly)
Forces
Royalists c.80–150
Outcome
Walmer Castle seized in the Kentish rising; surrendered September 1648
The Battle

History & Significance

Walmer Castle was one of three Henrican coastal forts seized during the 1648 Kentish rising; the three castles briefly sheltered the Prince of Wales naval squadron.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Storming of Walmer Castle 1648

Artillery castle at Walmer
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Medieval manor house, Walmer
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Artillery castle at Deal
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Two bowl barrows on Free Down, 550m south of Hill Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
St Nicholas' Church, Oxney
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
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