Dover Castle remained in royalist hands after Lewes and de Montfort was unable to reduce it. The baronial government besieged it but the castle's formidable defences and determined garrison prevented capture. Edward's escape from baronial custody and his subsequent military campaign ultimately relieved Dover. The castle served as a rallying point for royalist resistance throughout the Barons War.
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