BattlefieldsNottingham Castle Royalist Sortie Repulse 1643
English Civil War

Nottingham Castle Royalist Sortie Repulse 1643

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist
Forces
Parliamentary Nottingham garrison under Colonel Hutchinson
VS
Victor
Parliament
Forces
Royalist Newark and Belvoir cavalry investing
Outcome
Royalist attempt to invest Nottingham repulsed. Parliamentary garrison under Hutchinson maintained active defence through sorties. Royalist formal siege never mounted.
The Battle

History & Significance

Parliamentary forces holding Nottingham Castle repulsed a Royalist attempt to seize the outer town in late 1643. Governor John Hutchinson organised the garrison into an offensive posture and cavalry sorties from the castle regularly clashed with Royalist forces attempting to set up a formal investment. The castle served as the anchor of Parliamentary control in the Trent valley.

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