BattlefieldsDonnington Castle Final Siege 1646
English Civil War

Donnington Castle Final Siege 1646

1646
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist garrison under Colonel John Boys
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary Berkshire forces
Outcome
Royalist garrison surrendered on honourable terms March 1646; one of the longest-held Royalist garrisons in Berkshire.
The Battle

History & Significance

After holding out through two previous sieges and a relief, Donnington Castle finally surrendered to Parliamentary forces in March 1646 as the Royalist cause in the south collapsed. The keep tower survives as testament to the garrison resistance.

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