BattlefieldsShrewsbury Parliamentary Capture 1645
English Civil War

Shrewsbury Parliamentary Capture 1645

1645
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist garrison
VS
Victor
Parliament
Forces
Parliamentary Cheshire and Shropshire forces under Mytton approximately 1,500
Outcome
Decisive Parliamentary success; Shrewsbury taken by night assault February 1645; major blow to Royalist Marches strategy.
The Battle

History & Significance

Parliamentary forces under Colonel Thomas Mytton stormed Shrewsbury at night in February 1645, surprising the Royalist garrison. The capture of this important Marches town was a major blow to Royalist communications between Wales and England.

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