BattlefieldsScarborough Castle Bombardment 1645
English Civil War

Scarborough Castle Bombardment 1645

1645
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Sir Hugh Cholmley garrison of approximately 300
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary besiegers with heavy cannon
Outcome
Royalist garrison under Cholmley eventually surrendered July 1645 after magazine explosion and breach of the keep tower.
The Battle

History & Significance

Parliamentary heavy artillery reduced Scarborough Castle keep during the prolonged second siege, with sustained bombardment destroying much of the medieval fabric while Sir Hugh Cholmley held out for months.

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