BattlefieldsSiege of Saltash (1644)
English Civil War

Siege of Saltash (1644)

1644
Cornwall, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Cornwall, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians
VS
Victor
Royalists
Outcome
Parliamentary forces expelled from Saltash; Royalist Sir Richard Grenville stormed the town after a short siege, retaking it from a Parliamentarian garrison sent from Plymouth
The Battle

History & Significance

A civil war siege fought in 1644 near Cornwall, England. Recorded strengths: Parliamentarian force numbered 700-800 men sent by boat from Plymouth by Governor Lord Robartes on 4 October 1644; the size of Grenville's besieging Royalist fo….

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Casualties & Losses

Estimates suggest 400-500 Parliamentarian soldiers were killed, drowned or captured in the final assault, with around 300 taken prisoner; the king ordered mercy for the prisoners but contemporary sources report Grenville had many hanged regardless

Forces Involved

Parliamentarian force numbered 700-800 men sent by boat from Plymouth by Governor Lord Robartes on 4 October 1644; the size of Grenville's besieging Royalist force is not recorded in the surviving sources

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