BattlefieldsStorming of Deal Castle 1648
English Civil War

Storming of Deal Castle 1648

1648
Kent, England
Also known as: Deal Castle 1648
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Kent, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.150–250.
VS
Victor
Royalists (briefly)
Forces
Royalists c.100–200
Outcome
Royalists seized Deal Castle during Second Civil War rising; recaptured by Parliament after Colchester siege ended
The Battle

History & Significance

Deal Castle was seized by Kentish Royalists during the 1648 rising and held by a naval squadron defecting to the king until the collapse of the Second Civil War.

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