BattlefieldsLichfield Cathedral Close Second Siege 1644
English Civil War

Lichfield Cathedral Close Second Siege 1644

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist
Forces
Royalist garrison under Richard Bagot
VS
Victor
Parliament
Forces
Parliamentary Midlands forces
Outcome
Parliament retook Lichfield Cathedral Close in 1644 after renewed siege operations including mining under the defences.
The Battle

History & Significance

The second Parliamentary siege of Lichfield Cathedral Close in 1644 attempted to dislodge the Royalist garrison that had retaken the fortified close. Parliamentary mining operations again played a major role in the assault.

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