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Siege of Lathom House 1645

Siege of Lathom House: Lathom House at the time of the Civil Wars
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Key facts

Date2 December 1645Wikidata
Date (year)1645Wikidata P585 point in time
Century17th centuryderived
PeriodCivil Warsderived
CountryEnglandderived
War / conflictFirst English Civil WarWikidata
ParticipantsCavalier, RoundheadWikidata

About the battle

The siege of Lathom House was a military confrontation between a Parliamentarian army and a Royalist stronghold in Lathom near Ormskirk in Lancashire, during the First English Civil War. The first siege lasted from late February to late May 1644, when the siege was lifted. The second siege took place a year later from July to December 1645. Lathom House was captured and slighted.

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Location

  • Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 53.5760, -2.8170

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