BattlefieldsSkirmish at Pembroke town walls 1648
English Civil War

Skirmish at Pembroke town walls 1648

1648
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Also known as: Skirmish outside Pembroke walls June 1648
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians (Horton)
Forces
Parliamentarians c.300–500.
VS
Victor
Royalists (Poyer)
Forces
Royalists c.200–400
Outcome
Parliamentary sortie against Pembroke repulsed before Cromwell arrived with heavy artillery
The Battle

History & Significance

While Cromwell was busy with Preston the initial Parliamentary forces under Horton could not reduce Pembroke Castle; sorties from the castle repeatedly drove off besiegers; Cromwell arrived in June 1648 with siege artillery and the castle fell in July; Poyer was later executed by lottery.

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