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English Civil War

Siege of Exeter 1646

1646
Devon, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Devon, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.1,500–2,000.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.4,000–5,000
Outcome
Parliament retakes Exeter April 1646
The Battle

History & Significance

Fairfax recaptured Exeter in April 1646 as the New Model Army swept through Devon in the final campaign.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Exeter 1646

Part of the Roman town of Exeter, beneath Cathedral Green
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Law Library, Cathedral Yard
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Bomb damaged remains of St Catherine's Almshouses and chapel and adjacent canon's house, 140m north of the Cathedral
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Roman, Anglo Saxon and medieval defences called collectively Exeter City Walls
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Underground passages
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
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