BattlefieldsStafford Parliamentary Capture 1643
English Civil War

Stafford Parliamentary Capture 1643

1643
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist
Forces
Royalist Staffordshire garrison
VS
Victor
Parliamentary
Forces
Parliamentary Cheshire forces under Brereton
Outcome
Parliamentary capture of Stafford; county town secured; Brereton consolidated Parliamentary position in the north Midlands.
The Battle

History & Significance

Stafford, the county town of Staffordshire, was captured by Parliamentary forces under Sir William Brereton in May 1643, depriving the Royalists of an important county administrative centre. The capture helped establish Parliamentary control over Cheshire and Staffordshire.

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