Holyhead — the principal ferry port to Ireland — was strategically important for both sides. Royalist Ireland could supply reinforcements through Holyhead; Parliament needed to cut this supply route. After the fall of Chester, Parliamentary naval operations in the Irish Sea made the Anglesey/Holyhead crossing increasingly dangerous for Royalist supply runs. Parliamentary control of Holyhead helped isolate the remaining Welsh Royalist garrisons.
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