The Second Civil War in Wales began when former Parliamentary commanders Colonel John Poyer (who refused to give up Pembroke Castle), Colonels Rowland Laugharne and Rice Powell switched to the Royalist cause in spring 1648. They seized most of Pembrokeshire and gathered an army. Parliament sent Colonel Thomas Horton to respond; he defeated them at St Fagans (May 1648). Cromwell then arrived personally to besiege Pembroke. After its fall, the three commanders were tried; lots were drawn for execution — Poyer drew the fatal lot and was shot at Covent Garden.
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