BattlefieldsSiege of Wingfield Manor 1644
English Civil War

Siege of Wingfield Manor 1644

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist
Forces
Royalist garrison
VS
Victor
Parliamentary
Forces
Parliamentary Derbyshire forces
Outcome
Royalist garrison surrendered 1644; manor subsequently garrisoned for Parliament and later slighted.
The Battle

History & Significance

Wingfield Manor in Derbyshire, where Mary Queen of Scots had been held, was garrisoned by Royalists during the Civil War. Parliamentary forces besieged the manor in 1644 as part of operations to clear Derbyshire of Royalist posts.

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