BattlefieldsCrowland Siege 1643 — First Parliamentary Investment
English Civil War

Crowland Siege 1643 — First Parliamentary Investment

1643
Lincolnshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Lincolnshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist Crowland garrison
Forces
Royalist Crowland garrison
VS
Victor
Parliamentary Eastern Association
Forces
Parliamentary Eastern Association forces
Outcome
Parliamentary capture of Crowland after prolonged investment. Fenland position secured for the Eastern Association.
The Battle

History & Significance

Crowland Abbey and its fenland island position was seized by Royalist forces in 1643 and fortified as a garrison controlling the southern fenland. Parliamentary Eastern Association forces besieged the position. The unique fenland topography made conventional assault difficult and the garrison had to be starved into submission.

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