Reading was besieged by Parliament in April 1643 and the Earl of Essex marched his army from London to besiege the Royalist garrison. Charles I attempted a relief march but was unable to force through. After the garrison surrendered on 27 April 1643 Essex marched his men into Reading, but plague killed hundreds of his soldiers and disabled his army for the summer campaign.
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