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English Civil War

Siege of Holt Castle 1646

1646
Denbighshire, Wales
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Denbighshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist garrison c.150–250.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary c.2,000–3,000
Outcome
Holt surrendered 1647
The Battle

History & Significance

Holt Castle on the Dee held out for the Royalists after neighbouring Denbigh and Chester had fallen; its surrender was part of the final mopping up of Royalist resistance in north-east Wales.

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Protected heritage nearby

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