BattlefieldsCompton Wynyates Specific Assault 1644
English Civil War

Compton Wynyates Specific Assault 1644

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist
Forces
Royalist Compton Wynyates garrison under Lord Northampton
VS
Victor
Parliamentary
Forces
Parliamentary Warwickshire forces approximately 300
Outcome
Parliamentary forces stormed Compton Wynyates June 1644 after Royalist reoccupation. House taken by direct assault with fighting in the gardens and courtyard.
The Battle

History & Significance

Compton Wynyates in Warwickshire was assaulted by Parliamentary forces in June 1644 after the house had been reoccupied by Royalists following an earlier surrender. Parliamentary forces stormed the walled gardens and outer works before forcing entry to the house itself. The interior was ransacked and the house damaged during the fighting.

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