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English Civil War

Siege of Belvoir Castle (second)

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Outcome
Sydenham Poyntz's Parliamentarian forces besieged the Royalist garrison at Belvoir Castle from October 1645, overrunning the outer defences and cutting off the water supply. The garrison under Sir Gervase Lucas held out for around four months before surrendering in February 1646 on terms allowing them to march out with drums, colours and arms to reinforce the garrison at Lichfield.
The Battle

History & Significance

Siege of Belvoir Castle (second) was a Civil War siege, the investment of a fortified position, fought at Leicestershire, England in 1645. Parliamentarians prevailed over Royalists. Sydenham Poyntz's Parliamentarian forces besieged the Royalist garrison at Belvoir Castle from October 1645, overrunning the outer defences and cutting off the water supply. The garrison under Sir Gervase Lucas held out for around four months before surrendering in February 1646 on terms allowing them to march out with drums, colours and arms to reinforce the garrison at Lichfield.

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The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Siege of Belvoir Castle (second) lies on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Belvoir Castle (second)

Old St James' Church
Old St James' Church
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 mi

Old St James' Church is a medieval parish church located in Lincolnshire, England, designated as a scheduled ancient monument with the National Heritage List for England entry 1003679. The building dates primarily from the medieval period, with architectural features typical of churches construct…

Ann Schmidt / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Muston village cross, 70m east of Mountain Ash Farm
Muston village cross, 70m east of Mountain Ash Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 mi

Muston village cross is a medieval wayside cross located in Leicestershire, situated approximately 70 metres east of Mountain Ash Farm. The monument survives as a stone structure typical of village crosses erected during the medieval period, which served both practical and ceremonial functions wi…

Mat Fascione / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Churchyard cross, St Andrew's churchyard
Churchyard cross, St Andrew's churchyard
Scheduled monument · ~2.9 mi

Churchyard cross, St Andrew's churchyard is a medieval stone cross located in Lincolnshire, England. The monument stands within the churchyard of St Andrew's Church and represents a type of parish marker common to English ecclesiastical sites from the medieval period onwards. Such crosses typical…

Kelly / CC BY 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Village cross at junction of Grantham Road and Market Street
Village cross at junction of Grantham Road and Market Street
Scheduled monument · ~3.4 mi

Village cross at junction of Grantham Road and Market Street is a medieval market cross located in Leicestershire. The structure dates from the medieval period and served as a focal point for commercial and community activity within the village settlement. Market crosses of this type functioned a…

Richard Croft / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Fleming's Bridge
Fleming's Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~3.4 mi

Fleming's Bridge is a medieval stone bridge located in Leicestershire. The bridge dates from the medieval period and represents a significant example of medieval bridge construction in the East Midlands. It was built to facilitate river crossing and remains an important surviving structure from t…

Jonathan Thacker / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Harlaxton village cross
Harlaxton village cross
Scheduled monument · ~4 mi

Harlaxton village cross is a medieval monument located in the parish of Harlaxton, Lincolnshire. The cross stands as a focal point within the village and represents the type of communal stone structure typical of market or parish centres from the medieval period onwards. Such crosses served impor…

Russ Hamer / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Moated grange with fishpond at Muston
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
Denton village cross
Scheduled monument · ~2.9 miles
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