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Siege of York 1644

Map of the siege of York, 1644 - A life of the great Lord Fairfax
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Marker: recorded battle location (no official boundary).

Key facts

Date22 April 1644 – 16 July 1644Wikidata
Date (year)1644Wikidata P580 start time
Century17th centuryderived
PeriodCivil Warsderived
CountryEnglandderived
War / conflictEnglish Civil WarWikidata

About the battle

The siege of York in 1644 was a prolonged contest for York during the First English Civil War, between the Scottish Covenanter army and the Parliamentarian armies of the Northern Association and Eastern Association, and the Royalist Army under the Marquess of Newcastle. It lasted from 22 April until 1 July when the city was relieved by Prince Rupert of the Rhine. Rupert and Newcastle were defeated the next day at the decisive Battle of Marston Moor, and the siege resumed until the city was surrendered on easy terms on 16 July.

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Location

  • Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 53.9580, -1.0820

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