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Siege of Lincoln 1644

Siege of Lincoln: Hon. Sir Francis Fane of Fulbeck, K.B.,, by Cornelius Johnsen, circa 1630, black & white version
Image: Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen (Life time: 1593-1661), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Key facts

Date3 May 1644 – 6 May 1644Wikidata
Date (year)1644Wikidata P580 start time
Century17th centuryderived
PeriodCivil Warsderived
CountryEnglandderived
War / conflictFirst English Civil WarWikidata
ParticipantsCavalier, RoundheadWikidata

About the battle

The siege of Lincoln took place from 3 to 6 May 1644 during the First English Civil War, when the important town of Lincoln was besieged by Parliamentarian forces under the Earl of Manchester. On the first day, the Parliamentarians took the lower town. The Royalist defenders retreated into the stronger fortifications of the upper town, which encompassed and incorporated Lincoln Castle and Lincoln Cathedral. The siege ended four days later when the Parliamentarian soldiers stormed the castle, taking prisoner the Royalist governor, Sir Francis Fane, and what remained of his garrison.

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Location

  • Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 53.2500, -0.5500

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