BattlefieldsSiege of Lichfield Cathedral Close (Second)
English Civil War

Siege of Lichfield Cathedral Close (Second)

1646
Staffordshire, England
Also known as: Second Siege of Lichfield · Lichfield Close 1646
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Staffordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.200–300.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians (Lambert)
Forces
Parliamentarians c.800–1,200
Outcome
Lichfield Close surrendered July 1646; one of the last Royalist garrisons in the Midlands
The Battle

History & Significance

The second siege of Lichfield's cathedral close — the first had been taken by mining in 1643. The garrison held out again until the general Royalist collapse; the spire that had been destroyed by Civil War bombardment was not rebuilt until 1669.

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