BattlefieldsSheffield Manor Siege 1644
English Civil War

Sheffield Manor Siege 1644

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist garrison
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary Yorkshire forces under General Crawford
Outcome
Parliamentary capture of Sheffield 1644; castle garrisoned for Parliament thereafter.
The Battle

History & Significance

Sheffield Manor and castle, another site of Mary Queen of Scots imprisonment, was garrisoned by Royalists and besieged by Parliamentary forces after Marston Moor. The town of Sheffield became contested between the two sides.

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