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English Civil War

Siege of Colchester 1648

1648
Essex, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Essex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist garrison (Lucas and Lisle)
Forces
the New Model Army besieging force under Fairfax
VS
Victor
New Model Army (Fairfax)
Forces
Royalist garrison under Lucas and Lisle
Outcome
Colchester surrendered after news of the defeat at Preston. Lucas and Lisle were shot after surrender on Fairfax orders, a controversial act even by Civil War standards.
The Battle

History & Significance

Royalist forces from Kent under Lucas and Lisle occupied Colchester and were besieged by Fairfax for eleven weeks. The siege was the longest of the Second Civil War and caused great suffering to the civilian population.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Colchester 1648

St Botolph's Augustinian Priory
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Colchester Castle and the Temple of Claudius
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
The Benedictine Abbey of St John
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
SE corner of Roman town in Easthill House Gardens
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
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