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Siege of Newcastle 1644

Siege of Newcastle: Newcastle Castle, 1814
Image: L. Connell, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Key facts

Date3 February 1644 – 21 October 1644Wikidata
Date (year)1644Wikidata P580 start time
Century17th centuryderived
PeriodCivil Warsderived
CountryEnglandderived
War / conflictFirst English Civil WarWikidata

About the battle

The siege of Newcastle (3 February 1644 – 27 October 1644) occurred during the First English Civil War, when a Covenanter army under the command of Lord General Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven besieged the Royalist garrison under Sir John Marlay, the city's governor. Eventually, the Covenanters took the city of Newcastle upon Tyne by storm, and the Royalist garrison who still held castle keep surrendered on terms.

This was not the first time that Newcastle upon Tyne had changed hands during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The Scots had occupied the city during the Second Bishops’ War in 1640.

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Location

  • Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 54.9720, -1.6080

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