BattlefieldsBelvoir Castle Siege 1645
English Civil War

Belvoir Castle Siege 1645

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist garrison under Colonel Welby
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary Midlands and Eastern Association forces
Outcome
Royalist garrison held until 1646 when it surrendered on honourable terms following the general Royalist collapse.
The Battle

History & Significance

Belvoir Castle on the Leicestershire-Lincolnshire border was a major Royalist garrison that resisted Parliamentary siege through most of the war. Its position commanding the Vale of Belvoir made it strategically important for both sides.

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