BattlefieldsBelvoir Castle 1644 — Second Investment and Royalist Defence
English Civil War

Belvoir Castle 1644 — Second Investment and Royalist Defence

1644
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians
Forces
Royalist Belvoir garrison under Welby
VS
Victor
Royalists
Forces
Parliamentary Eastern Association forces
Outcome
Royalist garrison successfully defended Belvoir against the 1644 Parliamentary investment. Sorties disrupted Parliamentary approaches. Castle not taken until 1645-46.
The Battle

History & Significance

Parliamentary forces made a second attempt to invest Belvoir Castle in 1644 following Marston Moor, aiming to eliminate the Royalist garrison that continued to threaten the Vale of Belvoir. The castle under Colonel Welby conducted vigorous sorties that disrupted the Parliamentary investment and the siege was eventually abandoned.

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