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English Civil War

Hereford Siege 1645

1645
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Scottish Covenanting
Forces
Royalist Hereford garrison
VS
Victor
Royalist
Forces
Scottish Covenanting army under Leven approximately 14,000
Outcome
Scottish siege raised without capture; Covenanting army withdrew in August 1645 without taking Hereford.
The Battle

History & Significance

Scottish Covenanting forces under the Earl of Leven besieged Royalist Hereford in 1645 but were unable to take the city before being compelled to withdraw by Montrose activity in Scotland and supply problems.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Hereford Siege 1645

Hereford Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Wye Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Hereford city walls, ramparts and ditch
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Blackfriars Friary, preaching cross and cemetery, and hospital and chapel of St John in Hereford
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Row Ditch (entrenchment)
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
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