BattlefieldsSiege of Reading 1643
English Civil War

Siege of Reading 1643

1643
Berkshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Berkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist
Forces
the Royalist garrison of Reading
VS
Victor
Parliamentary
Forces
Parliamentary army under the Earl of Essex
Outcome
The garrison surrendered on terms after a siege of several weeks. Reading changed hands and became a Parliamentary base threatening the Royalist capital at Oxford.
The Battle

History & Significance

Reading was besieged by the Earl of Essex Parliamentary army in one of the first major operations of the Civil War. The Royalist garrison surrendered after Essex brought up his artillery.

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