siege and capture of Bristol (1645)
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The siege and capture of Bristol (1645) was a key Parliamentarian victory in the English Civil War, in which forces under Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell seized the Royalist stronghold of Bristol, further undermining King Charles I’s military position after Naseby.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Bristol (1643) | 1 |
| siege and capture of Bristol (1645) canonical | 1 |
| siege of Bristol (1645) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the English Civil War
ⓘ
military siege ⓘ |
| attacker |
New Model Army
ⓘ
Parliamentarian field army under Fairfax ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Parliamentarian forces
ⓘ
Royalist forces ⓘ |
| cause | Parliamentarian strategy to eliminate remaining Royalist strongholds after Naseby ⓘ |
| cityCaptured | Bristol ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Oliver Cromwell
ⓘ
Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ |
| conflict |
English Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
First English Civil War
|
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ |
| defender |
Royalist garrison
ⓘ
garrison of Bristol ⓘ |
| effect |
Royalist loss of control over a key port on the River Avon
ⓘ
resignation and exile of Prince Rupert from Royalist command ⓘ |
| endDate | 1645-09-11 ⓘ |
| follows | Battle of Naseby ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Oliver Cromwell
ⓘ
Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Parliamentarian army
ⓘ
Royalist field army of the West ⓘ
surface form:
Royalist army
|
| location |
Bristol
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| monarchDuringEvent | Charles I of England ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coordinated assaults by the New Model Army
ⓘ
negotiated surrender of the Royalist garrison ⓘ |
| opponent |
Members of Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliamentarians
Royalists ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of Bristol by Parliamentarian forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
English Civil War
ⓘ
Parliamentarian Western campaign of 1645 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Langport ⓘ |
| relatedTo | New Model Army ⓘ |
| result | Parliamentarian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to collapse of Royalist resistance in the West Country
ⓘ
further undermined King Charles I’s military position ⓘ loss of a major Royalist stronghold and port ⓘ |
| startDate | 1645-08-23 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
gateway to South Wales and the West Country
ⓘ
major commercial and military port ⓘ |
| theatre | Western theatre of the English Civil War ⓘ |
| year | 1645 ⓘ |
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siege of Bristol (1645)
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Siege of Bristol (1643)