BattlefieldsTamworth Castle Capture 1643
English Civil War

Tamworth Castle Capture 1643

1643
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 Staffordshire and Warwickshire forces
Outcome
Parliamentary capture of Tamworth Castle; town and castle garrisoned for Parliament during the subsequent Midlands campaigns.
The Battle

History & Significance

Tamworth Castle was taken by Parliamentary forces in 1643 following early Royalist control in Staffordshire. The castle on the River Tame commanded routes between the Trent and the Midland plain.

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