BattlefieldsSecond Civil War Rising in Denbighshire 1648
English Civil War

Second Civil War Rising in Denbighshire 1648

1648
Denbighshire, Wales
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Denbighshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Denbighshire Royalist gentry rising
Forces
Parliamentary north Wales forces under Mytton
VS
Victor
Parliamentary forces under Colonel Thomas Mytton
Forces
Denbighshire Royalist gentry rising
Outcome
Denbighshire Second Civil War rising suppressed by Colonel Mytton
The Battle

History & Significance

Denbighshire experienced a local Royalist rising in 1648 connected to the wider Second Civil War in Wales. The county had been the scene of the prolonged siege of Denbigh Castle 1645-46 and retained a significant Royalist population. Armed groups reoccupied positions and confronted Parliamentary local administration before Colonel Mytton moved to suppress them. The rising was local and uncoordinated but demonstrated persistent Royalist sentiment in north Wales.

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