BattlefieldsSecond Siege of Hereford 1645
English Civil War

Second Siege of Hereford 1645

1645
Herefordshire, England
Also known as: Scottish Siege of Hereford · Leven before Hereford
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Herefordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Scots / Parliamentarians (Leven)
Forces
Royalist garrison c.1,500–2,000.
VS
Victor
Royalists (held)
Forces
Scottish/Parliamentary c.6,000–8,000
Outcome
Scots raised the siege after news of Royalist relief army; Hereford not taken
The Battle

History & Significance

A Scottish Covenanter army under the Earl of Leven besieged Hereford in the summer of 1645 — one of the most remarkable operations of the Civil War, with a Scottish army operating deep in the English heartland. The garrison under Barnabas Scudamore held out. News that a Royalist force was approaching caused the Scots to raise the siege. Hereford did not fall until Scots besieged it a second time in September 1645 and the garrison finally surrendered.

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