BattlefieldsPendennis Castle Siege 1646
English Civil War

Pendennis Castle Siege 1646

1646
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist garrison under Colonel John Arundell
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary forces and naval blockade
Outcome
Royalist garrison surrendered August 1646 on honourable terms; one of the last English garrisons to surrender in the First Civil War.
The Battle

History & Significance

Pendennis Castle at Falmouth was one of the last Royalist garrisons in England to surrender, holding out until August 1646 when the garrison of approximately 900 was reduced by starvation. The castle guarded Carrick Roads anchorage.

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