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English Civil War

Siege of Raglan Castle 1646

1646
Monmouthshire, Wales
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Monmouthshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists (Marquess of Worcester)
Forces
Royalist garrison c.400–700.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians (Fairfax)
Forces
Parliamentary c.4,000–5,000
Outcome
Raglan surrendered August 1646 after three months; last major Royalist stronghold in Wales
The Battle

History & Significance

Raglan was the last major Royalist castle to surrender in Wales; the Marquess of Worcester held out until August 1646 making it one of the final Royalist holdouts in Britain.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Raglan Castle 1646

Castell Rhaglan
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.3 miles
Raglan Churchyard Cross
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.6 miles
Wern-y-Cwrt Castle Mound
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.1 miles
St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Tregaer
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.1 miles
Cross on Croes Lwyd Farm
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~1.2 miles
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