BattlefieldsWelbeck Abbey Siege 1644 — Midlands Garrison
English Civil War

Welbeck Abbey Siege 1644 — Midlands Garrison

1644
Nottinghamshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Nottinghamshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist Welbeck garrison
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire forces
Outcome
Parliamentary capture of Welbeck Abbey 1644. Nottinghamshire Royalist garrison eliminated. Newcastle ducal seat secured for Parliament.
The Battle

History & Significance

Welbeck Abbey in Nottinghamshire, seat of the Duke of Newcastle, was garrisoned as a Royalist outpost after Newcastle went north with his army. Parliamentary forces besieged the abbey in 1644 and took it following the collapse of the Royalist position in the north after Marston Moor.

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