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English Civil War

Siege of Dartmouth 1643

1643
Devon, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Devon, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c. 800-1,200; port captured
VS
Victor
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c. 1,500-2,000
Outcome
Royalists take Dartmouth
The Battle

History & Significance

Royalists captured the strategic port of Dartmouth in 1643, securing a valuable harbour on the Devon coast.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Dartmouth 1643

Bayard's Cove Castle: a blockhouse in Dartmouth
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Civil War fieldwork known as Gallant's Bower
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Dartmouth Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Gomerock Tower
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
D-Day landing craft maintenance site on the River Dart immediately to the south of Lower Noss Point
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
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