BattlefieldsPortland Castle Siege 1646
English Civil War

Portland Castle Siege 1646

1646
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist garrison
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary Dorset forces and naval units
Outcome
Royalist garrison surrendered April 1646; castle subsequently used as Parliamentary base controlling the Channel anchorage.
The Battle

History & Significance

Portland Castle on the Isle of Portland controlled the naval anchorage at Portland Roads. The Royalist garrison held out until April 1646 when it surrendered as part of the general collapse of Royalist resistance in the south-west.

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