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Siege of Worcester 1643

Siege of Worcester: Worcester from Fort Royal Hill
Image: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded battle location (no official boundary).

Key facts

Date (year)1643Wikidata P585 point in time
Century17th centuryderived
PeriodCivil Warsderived
CountryEnglandderived
War / conflictFirst English Civil WarWikidata

About the battle

The short siege of Worcester (29–31 May 1643) was conducted by a Parliamentary army of about 3,000 under the command of Sir William Waller. They failed to capture the city, which was defended by about 1,700 Royalists under the command of Colonel William Sandys the acting governor, and retreated back to the Parliamentary stronghold of Gloucester.

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Location

  • Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 52.1911, -2.2222

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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Worcester (1643) (revision 1370746475), 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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