BattlefieldsHartlebury Castle Siege 1646
English Civil War

Hartlebury Castle Siege 1646

1646
Worcestershire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Worcestershire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist
Forces
Royalist garrison
VS
Victor
Parliamentary
Forces
Parliamentary Worcestershire forces
Outcome
Royalist garrison surrendered 1646; castle subsequently used as a Parliamentary garrison and prison.
The Battle

History & Significance

Hartlebury Castle, seat of the Bishop of Worcester and Royalist garrison in Worcestershire, was besieged and taken by Parliamentary forces during the final stages of the First Civil War mopping-up operations.

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