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Siege of Chichester 1642

Siege of Chichester: Engraved map of Chichester from John Speed's 1610 map of Sussex
Image: John Speed, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded battle location (no official boundary).

Key facts

Date22 December 1642 – 27 December 1642Wikidata
Date (year)1642Wikidata P580 start time
Century17th centuryderived
PeriodCivil Warsderived
CountryEnglandderived
War / conflictEnglish Civil WarWikidata

About the battle

The siege of Chichester was a victory by Parliamentarian forces led by Colonel William Waller over a small Royalist garrison. The siege was one of the key events in the First English Civil War by Waller to secure southern England and declare it for Parliament. The siege lasted five days and ended with surrender by the Royalists. Despite the Royalist surrender, Waller's troops proceeded to sack and desecrate Chichester Cathedral.

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Location

  • Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 50.8365, -0.7792

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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Chichester (revision 1370740212), 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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