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English Civil War

Siege of Winchester 1645

1645
Hampshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Hampshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists (Sir William Ogle)
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians (Cromwell)
Outcome
Cromwell summoned and occupied the city of Winchester on 28 September 1645; the Royalist garrison withdrew into Winchester Castle, which was bombarded from 4 October and surrendered on articles agreed by Colonel Hammond and Major Harrison with Ogle on 5 October, with the garrison marching out on 6 October.
The Battle

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Siege of Winchester 1645 was a Civil War siege, the investment of a fortified position, fought at Hampshire, England in 1645. Parliamentarians (Cromwell) prevailed over Royalists (Sir William Ogle). Cromwell summoned and occupied the city of Winchester on 28 September 1645; the Royalist garrison withdrew into Winchester Castle, which was bombarded from 4 October and surrendered on articles agreed by Colonel Hammond and Major Harrison with Ogle on 5 October, with the garrison marching out on 6 October.

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The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Siege of Winchester 1645 lies on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

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Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Winchester 1645

City Bridge at the junction of High Street and Bridge Street
City Bridge at the junction of High Street and Bridge Street
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 mi

City Bridge is a medieval stone bridge crossing the River Test at the junction of High Street and Bridge Street in Andover, Hampshire. The bridge dates from the medieval period and represents an important crossing point that facilitated trade and communication through the town. Built of stone in…

Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Winchester city wall and associated monuments
Winchester city wall and associated monuments
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 mi

Winchester city wall is a scheduled monument comprising the surviving medieval fortifications of Hampshire's county town. The walls, which largely date from the late twelfth and thirteenth centuries, encircle the historic core of Winchester and represent one of the most substantial examples of ur…

Espresso Addict / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Wolvesey Palace
Wolvesey Palace
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 mi

Wolvesey Palace is a ruined medieval palace situated in Winchester, Hampshire, that served as the principal residence of the Bishops of Winchester from the twelfth century onwards. The surviving remains comprise substantial flint and stone walls, including parts of the keep and residential chambe…

Simon Burchell / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Winchester Cathedral Close
Winchester Cathedral Close
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 mi

Winchester Cathedral Close is a historic precinct surrounding Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire, England, which developed as the canonical and administrative heart of the cathedral and its associated institutions from the medieval period onwards. The Close comprises the cathedral building itself,…

Michael Coppins / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
City Cross or 'Butter Cross'
City Cross or 'Butter Cross'
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 mi

City Cross, also known as Butter Cross, is a market cross located in Winchester, Hampshire. The structure dates from the fifteenth century and originally served as a focal point for commercial activity in the city centre, particularly the butter and produce market that gave it its alternative nam…

Jhabib / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
The Kings Gate
The Kings Gate
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 mi

The Kings Gate is a prehistoric earthwork located in Hampshire, England. It consists of a linear defensive structure that forms part of the wider Danebury landscape, where it functioned as a territorial or defensive boundary in the Iron Age. The monument comprises a substantial bank and ditch arr…

John Stanning (Stanning at English Wikipedia) / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Old wall and Jacobean monument in Hyde Close
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
Round barrow cemetery on Magdalen Hill Down
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
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