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English Civil War

Siege of Beeston Castle 1645

1645
Cheshire, England
Also known as: Beeston Castle Night Escalade 1645
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Cheshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary garrison c.100–200
VS
Victor
Royalists (regained briefly)
Forces
Royalist raiders c.50–100
Outcome
Small Royalist party recaptured Beeston by escalade then surrendered early 1646
The Battle

History & Significance

Royalist Captain Thomas Sandford and a handful of men scaled the cliffs of Beeston at night to recapture the castle in a daring coup that delayed Parliamentary consolidation in Cheshire.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Beeston Castle 1645

Medieval village and field system remains immediately east of Haycroft
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Promontory fort east of Peckforton Mere
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Beeston Castle; medieval enclosure castle and site of late prehistoric hillfort
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Beeston cast iron lock
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
Bunbury locks, bridge and stables
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles
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