BattlefieldsAction at Chester approach 1645
English Civil War

Action at Chester approach 1645

1645
Cheshire, England
Also known as: Chester siege operations 1645
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Cheshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist garrison c.800–1,200
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians (Brereton)
Forces
Parliamentary besiegers c.2,000–3,500
Outcome
Chester blockaded and starved into surrender by February 1646
The Battle

History & Significance

Chester was the key Royalist city in the north-west; its siege from autumn 1645 saw Charles I watch the destruction of the Rowton Heath relief force from the Phoenix Tower; the city was starved into surrender in February 1646 with its citizens suffering severely; the loss of Chester effectively ended Royalist power in north Wales.

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