BattlefieldsBattle of Hereford 1055
Early Medieval

Battle of Hereford 1055

1055
Herefordshire, England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Herefordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
English forces of Herefordshire under Earl Ralph the Timid
VS
Victor
Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (King of Gwynedd and Powys) and the exiled Earl Ælfgar of Mercia
Outcome
Rout of the English defenders followed by the sack and burning of Hereford, including its minster church
The Battle

History & Significance

The siege of Hereford took place in 1645 during the English Civil War when the city of Hereford and its English Royalist garrison was besieged by a Scottish Covenanter army under the command of the Earl of Leven. The Covenanters were allied to the English Parliamentarian cause and moved to take the Royalist stronghold in the wake of their victory at the Battle of Naseby. After a month-long siege, the approach of Royalist reinforcements and news of Montrose's victories against the Covenanters in Scotland forced Leven to abandon the siege and retreat.

Confirmed battlefield location
Casualties & Losses

Around 400 to 500 of Earl Ralph's troops were slain in the battle

Forces Involved

not recorded

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