Prince Rupert stormed Bristol in July 1643 in one of the largest Royalist victories of the Civil War. The assault cost heavy casualties on both sides. The fall of England second city gave the Royalists a major port and manufacturing centre. Fiennes was court-martialled, though later pardoned, for what many felt was premature surrender.
c.500 Royalist assault casualties; Parliamentary garrison c.200
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