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English Civil War

Colchester Head Gate Assault 1648

1648
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians
Forces
Royalist garrison defenders
VS
Victor
Royalists
Forces
Parliamentary storm troops
Outcome
Royalist defensive success; Parliamentary assault at Head Gate repulsed; siege continued.
The Battle

History & Significance

Parliamentary forces attempted to storm Colchester through the Head Gate in a direct assault during the 1648 siege. The determined Royalist defence of the gate and surrounding walls repulsed the attack.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Colchester Head Gate Assault 1648

Remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Balkerne Gate
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Colchester Roman Circus including sections of the Benedictine Abbey of St John
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
The Benedictine Abbey of St John
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
St Botolph's Augustinian Priory
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
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