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English Civil War

Kenilworth Castle Garrison 1642

1642
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Royalist Midlands forces
VS
Victor
Parliamentary garrison
Forces
Parliamentary garrison
Outcome
Parliamentary garrison maintained Kenilworth without major assault throughout the First Civil War.
The Battle

History & Significance

Kenilworth Castle was garrisoned for Parliament at the outbreak of the Civil War in Warwickshire. Though not the site of major siege operations in the Civil War, it formed part of the Parliamentary defensive network in the Midlands.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Kenilworth Castle Garrison 1642

Fishpond complex, 260m east of Castle Farm
Scheduled monument · ~0 miles
Kenilworth Castle: a motte and bailey and enclosure castle with mere, dams and 16th century gardens
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Kenilworth Abbey
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
The Pleasance moated site
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
Roman settlement at Glasshouse Wood
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
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