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Siege of Cambridge Castle 1216

1216
Cambridgeshire, England
Also known as: Cambridge 1216 · French at Cambridge 1216
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Cambridgeshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royal garrison
Forces
c. 100–150 royal garrison
VS
Victor
Louis of France
Forces
c. 400–700 French-baronial forces
Outcome
Castle fell to Louis as he swept through East Anglia
The Battle

History & Significance

Cambridge Castle was part of the wave of royal and loyalist castles that fell to Louis of France in 1216 as he swept through eastern England following the death of King John. Its capture gave the French control of the upper Cam valley and access to the Midlands.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Cambridge Castle 1216

Hobson's Conduit
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
Cambridge motte and bailey castle, Civil War earthworks and the buried remains of an Iron Age defended settlement, Roman town and former county gaol
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Old Cheddar's Lane pumping station
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
Chesterton Abbey
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
Moated site at Manor Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
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