BattlefieldsSiege of Tenby Castle
English Civil War

Siege of Tenby Castle

1644
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Also known as: Tenby 1644
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist garrison c.300–500.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.1,500
Outcome
Tenby Castle taken by Parliamentary forces 1644
The Battle

History & Significance

Tenby Castle and its town walls were held as a Royalist garrison in Pembrokeshire. Parliament took it in 1644 as part of the campaign to secure south-west Wales. The medieval town walls of Tenby, among the best-preserved in Wales, were used in the garrison's defence.

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