BattlefieldsAction at Dartmouth 1646
English Civil War

Action at Dartmouth 1646

1646
Devon, England
Also known as: Storming of Dartmouth 1646
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Devon, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.600–1,000.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians (Fairfax)
Forces
Parliamentarians c.2,500–3,500
Outcome
Dartmouth stormed January 1646; important Royalist harbour seized
The Battle

History & Significance

Dartmouth was the most important Royalist harbour in the west; its capture by Fairfax in January 1646 deprived the Royalists of their main port of entry for supplies from the Continent and made the fall of Exeter and the western Royalists inevitable.

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