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English Civil War

Siege of Berwick 1639

1639
Berwickshire, Scotland
Also known as: First Bishops War Berwick 1639
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Berwickshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
English Royalists
Forces
English Royalists c.1,000–2,000
VS
Victor
Scots Covenanters
Forces
Scots Covenanters c.5,000–8,000
Outcome
Scots take Berwick in the First Bishops War; northern England open to Covenanting advance
The Battle

History & Significance

The Covenanting seizure of Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1639 gave the Scots control of the main gateway between England and Scotland, a major strategic gain of the First Bishops War.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Berwick 1639

Medieval church and graveyard 330m north west of Berwick Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Monastic site identified as St Leonard's Nunnery
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Enclosure castle, two 16th century gun turrets and an early 17th century house
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
Spades Mire linear earthwork and section of rig and furrow
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
The medieval and post-medieval fortifications at Berwick upon Tweed
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
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