BattlefieldsSiege of Brill Fort
English Civil War

Siege of Brill Fort

1645
Buckinghamshire, England
Also known as: Brill Garrison Oxfordshire
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Buckinghamshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.100–140 garrison.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.800–1,200
Outcome
Brill surrendered to Parliamentarians 1645
The Battle

History & Significance

Brill on its hilltop north of Oxford was a key Royalist outpost guarding approaches to Oxford from the northeast. Parliament took it as part of the progressive encirclement of the Royalist capital following Naseby.

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