During Simon de Montfort's baronial war against Henry III, rebel forces besieged Rochester Castle. The town was taken but the castle's royal garrison held out. Prince Edward relieved the castle in a cavalry raid. The action showed that Kent was contested territory in the Second Barons' War, with the road to London through Rochester being strategically vital for both sides.
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