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English Civil War

Donnington Castle Second Siege Relief 1644

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentary
Forces
Parliamentary combined armies of Essex, Manchester and Waller
VS
Victor
Royalist
Forces
Royalist field army under Charles I
Outcome
Royalist strategic success; Charles I recovered the Donnington artillery and the besieging Parliamentary forces failed to intercept him.
The Battle

History & Significance

Following the Second Battle of Newbury, the Royalist garrison of Donnington Castle was still holding out. Charles I marched from Oxford and retrieved the cannon left at Donnington under the noses of the assembled Parliamentary armies in November 1644.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Donnington Castle Second Siege Relief 1644

Donnington Castle: a quadrangular castle and 17th century fieldwork.
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Bussock camp
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Litten Chapel
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Grimsbury Castle
Scheduled monument · ~3 miles
Motte in Hamstead Marshall Park, 340m NE of The Dower House
Scheduled monument · ~3.1 miles
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