BattlefieldsSecond Siege of Reading 1643
English Civil War

Second Siege of Reading 1643

1643
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Parliamentary Reading garrison
VS
Victor
Parliament
Forces
Royalist Thames Valley forces
Outcome
Reading remained in Parliamentary hands through subsequent Royalist pressure; Thames crossings secured for Parliament.
The Battle

History & Significance

After the first siege and surrender of Reading in April 1643, Royalist forces attempted to retake the town as a Thames Valley base. Skirmishing around Reading continued through 1643 as both sides contested control of the river crossing.

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