BattlefieldsSiege of Bridgwater Castle in First Barons War
Medieval

Siege of Bridgwater Castle in First Barons War

1216
England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist garrison
Forces
Royalist garrison
VS
Victor
Baronial-French forces
Forces
Louis of France and rebel barons
Outcome
Castle taken by baronial-French forces; Royalist Somerset position weakened
The Battle

History & Significance

Bridgwater Castle fell to the forces of Prince Louis of France during the First Barons War of 1216 as the French-baronial alliance swept through much of England; its reduction demonstrated the weakness of Royalist positions in Somerset during the minority of Henry III.

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