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English Civil War

Siege of Tenby Castle 1648

1648
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist garrison c.100–150
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary besiegers c.1000–1500
Outcome
Tenby surrendered during the Second Civil War operations in Pembrokeshire
The Battle

History & Significance

Tenby was one of the Pembrokeshire fortresses that declared for the King in the Second Civil War uprising; its reduction by Parliament forces was part of the same campaign as the Pembroke siege.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Tenby Castle 1648

Tenby Town Wall
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.3 miles
Tenby Castle
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.3 miles
Tenby Market Cross
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.3 miles
Fort St Catherine
Scheduled monument · Post Medieval/Modern · ~0.5 miles
The Watchtower
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.7 miles
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