BattlefieldsWallingford Castle Siege 1646
English Civil War

Wallingford Castle Siege 1646

1646
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist garrison under Colonel Thomas Blagge
VS
Victor
Parliament
Forces
Parliamentary besiegers
Outcome
Royalist garrison surrendered July 1646 on honourable terms; castle subsequently demolished by Parliament.
The Battle

History & Significance

Wallingford Castle held out as one of the last Royalist garrisons near Oxford, surrendering July 1646 after Oxford itself had fallen. It was described as one of the strongest castles in England and resisted all Parliamentary assault attempts.

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