BattlefieldsWinchester City Second Capture 1644
English Civil War

Winchester City Second Capture 1644

1644
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist garrison
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary forces under Waller
Outcome
Parliamentary capture of Winchester city in 1644; castle continued to hold out before eventual surrender.
The Battle

History & Significance

Winchester changed hands multiple times during the Civil War. Parliamentary forces under Waller took the city in 1644 after the Royalists had held it. The cathedral city was of strategic importance for controlling Hampshire.

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