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Siege of Bristol 1645

Siege of Bristol: of 'History of the Great Civil War. 1642-1649. (Sixth series.)' - cropped
Image: Edward Weller, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Key facts

Date10 September 1645Wikidata
Date (year)1645Wikidata P585 point in time
Century17th centuryderived
PeriodCivil Warsderived
CountryEnglandderived
War / conflictEnglish Civil WarWikidata

About the battle

The second siege of Bristol of the First English Civil War lasted from 23 August 1645 until 10 September 1645, when the Royalist commander Prince Rupert surrendered the city that he had captured from the Parliamentarians on 26 July 1643. The commander of the Parliamentarian New Model Army forces besieging Bristol was Lord Fairfax.

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Location

  • Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 51.4500, -2.5833

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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Bristol (1645) (revision 1370739804), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations removed. No text added.

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