BattlefieldsPendennis Castle Siege Blockade Operations 1646
English Civil War

Pendennis Castle Siege Blockade Operations 1646

1646
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Pendennis Royalist garrison under John Arundell
VS
Victor
Parliament
Forces
Parliament blockading force
Outcome
Garrison sorties repulsed; blockade maintained; castle surrenders August 1646
The Battle

History & Significance

Parliamentary forces under Colonel Fortescue maintained a tight naval and land blockade of Pendennis Castle for five months in 1646; garrison sorties and Parliamentary counter-operations formed a continuous series of small engagements before the starving garrison finally surrendered with full honours on 17 August.

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