BattlefieldsSiege of Newark
English Civil War

Siege of Newark

1643–1646
Nottinghamshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Nottinghamshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians
Forces
Royalists c.2,000–3,000. Three sieges of key strategic garrison.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians (eventual)
Forces
Parliamentarians c.4,000–6,000
Outcome
Newark held out until ordered to surrender by Charles I himself after his own capture
The Battle

History & Significance

Newark was a key Royalist garrison on the Great North Road — described as the "Key to the North." It withstood three separate Parliamentary sieges for nearly three years. It only surrendered in May 1646 when Charles I, himself a prisoner of the Scots, sent orders for it to yield. The garrison marched out with full honours.

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