BattlefieldsSiege of Gloucester 1263
Medieval

Siege of Gloucester 1263

1263
Gloucestershire, England
Also known as: Gloucester 1263
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Gloucestershire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist garrison
Forces
Royalist garrison c.200–400; Second Barons' War.
VS
Victor
Simon de Montfort
Forces
De Montfort besiegers c.1,000–2,000
Outcome
City taken by baronial forces
The Battle

History & Significance

De Montforts capture of Gloucester in 1263 secured a vital crossing of the Severn and signalled the opening of serious armed conflict in the Second Barons War.

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