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Siege of Arundel Castle (Civil War of 1173-74)

1173
West Sussex, England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Siege
Location
West Sussex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Battle

History & Significance

Siege of Aratta (c. 2600 BC) this siege is semi or entirely mythical.

Siege of Rabbah (10th century BC) (Bible reference: II Samuel 11–12)

Siege of Abel-beth-maachah (10th century BC) (Bible reference: II Samuel 20:15–22)

Siege of Gath (city) (ca. 830 BC) (Bible reference: II Kings 12:17/18)

Siege of Samaria (ancient city) (9th century BC) (Bible reference: II Kings 6:24 – 7:7)

Siege of Tyre (724–720 BC) by the Assyrians under Shalmaneser V and Sargon II

Siege of Jerusalem (701 BC) by the Assyrians under Sennacherib

Siege of Sparta (272 BC) – Pyrrhus' invasion of the Peloponnese

Siege of Saguntum (219 BC) – casus belli for the Second Punic War

Siege of Carthage (149–146 BC) by Scipio Aemilianus Africanus

Siege of Numantia (134–133 BC) by Scipio Aemilianus Africanus

Siege of Athens and Piraeus (87–86 BC) – First Mithridatic War

Siege of Hatra (193) – by Septimius Severus during Roman–Parthian Wars

Siege of Byzantium (194–196) by forces of Septimius Severus.

Siege of Hatra (197) – by Septimius Severus during Roman–Parthian Wars

Siege of Chencang (229) – Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions

Siege of Theodosiopolis (421) – Roman–Sasanian War (421–422)

Siege of Suiyang (757) – known because of acts of cannibalism.

Siege of Pavia (773–774) – Lombard kingdom conquered by Charlemagne

Siege of Patras (805 or 807) by the Slavs of the Peloponnese

Siege of Bari (870–871) – Frankish conquest of the Emirate of Bari

Siege of Takrit (sometime between 1105 and 1107) – Nizari–Seljuk conflicts

Siege of Alamut (sometime between 1106 and 1109) – Nizari–Seljuk conflicts

Siege of Apamea (1106) – Crusades, conflicts with the Assassins

Siege of Apamea (September 1106) – Crusades, conflicts with the Assassins

Siege of Milan (1158) – part of the wars between Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I and the Northern Italy cities

Siege of Crema (1159–1160) – part of the wars between Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I and the Northern Italy cities

Siege of Sanjō Palace (1160) – the main action of the Heiji Rebellion took place in Kyoto

Siege of Milan (1161–62) – part of the wars between Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I and the Northern Italy cities

Siege of Wexford (1169) – the first major clash of the Norman invasion of Ireland

Siege of Alessandria (1174–1175) – part of the wars between Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I and the Northern Italy cities

Siege of Château Gaillard (1203–1204) – French invasion of Normandy (1202–1204)

Siege of Zhongdu (1215) – Genghis Khan conquers Zhongdu, now Beijing

Siege of Rochester castle (1215) – King John's Danish mercenaries attempt to take the castle of Rochester during the First Baron's war.

Siege of Kaifeng (1232–1233) – Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Siege of Arundel Castle (Civil War of 1173-74) 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 Arundel Castle (Civil War of 1173-74)

Arundel Castle
Arundel Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 mi

Arundel Castle is a fortified residence in West Sussex that originated as a Norman motte-and-bailey castle founded in the late eleventh century, likely established shortly after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The castle's keep, constructed on its substantial earthwork mound, dates from the late ele…

Egjoni98 / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Maison Dieu
Maison Dieu
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 mi

Maison Dieu is a medieval hospice and charitable institution located in Winchelsea, Sussex, founded in the thirteenth century to provide shelter and care for pilgrims and poor travellers. The surviving structure comprises a substantial stone building that reflects the architectural character typi…

Nilfanion / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Tortington Augustinian priory and ponds, including part of priory precinct
Tortington Augustinian priory and ponds, including part of priory precinct
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 mi

Tortington Augustinian priory is a religious community founded in the twelfth century in the parish of Tortington in West Sussex, established as a house of Augustinian canons. The surviving remains include substantial elements of the priory precinct, notably the ponds which formed part of the mon…

User:JohnArmagh / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Amberley Castle
Amberley Castle
Scheduled monument · ~3.6 mi

Amberley Castle is a 14th-century fortified residence located in the parish of Amberley in West Sussex, constructed by Bishop Rede of Chichester as a defensive stronghold and episcopal retreat. The castle comprises a substantial gatehouse, curtain walls, and rounded bastions that reflect its peri…

Jonathan Day from Brighton, UK / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Rackham Banks: A cross dyke and Itford Hill style settlement on Rackham Hill, 900m SSE of Oldbottom Barn
Rackham Banks: A cross dyke and Itford Hill style settlement on Rackham Hill, 900m SSE of Oldbottom Barn
Scheduled monument · ~3.6 mi

Rackham Banks is a cross dyke and associated settlement of Iron Age date located on Rackham Hill in Sussex, approximately 900 metres south-south-east of Oldbottom Barn. The site comprises defensive earthworks in the form of a cross dyke, characteristic of Iron Age fortification practices in south…

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A 19th century artillery fort known as Littlehampton Fort, 317m south west of the Windmill Theatre
A 19th century artillery fort known as Littlehampton Fort, 317m south west of the Windmill Theatre
Scheduled monument · ~3.9 mi

Littlehampton Fort is a nineteenth-century coastal defence fortification constructed during the period of Victorian military modernisation. Built as part of Britain's comprehensive scheme to strengthen vulnerable points along the south coast against potential invasion threats, the fort exemplifie…

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Ringwork 400m NNW of Batworthpark House
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Burpham camp
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
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