Siege of Pembroke
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The Siege of Pembroke was a 1648 Parliamentarian blockade and capture of the Royalist-held Pembroke Castle in Wales, a key engagement that helped end organized Royalist resistance in the Second English Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Pembroke canonical | 1 |
| siege of Pembroke | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
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siege ⓘ |
| afterEffect |
execution of John Poyer
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pardon and exile of Rice Powell ⓘ pardon and exile of Rowland Laugharne ⓘ |
| belligerentStrength |
Parliamentarian forces under Oliver Cromwell
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Royalist garrison at Pembroke Castle ⓘ |
| cause | Royalist revolt in Wales in 1648 ⓘ |
| combatant |
Parliamentarians
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Royalists ⓘ |
| commander |
John Poyer
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Oliver Cromwell ⓘ Rice Powell ⓘ Rowland Laugharne ⓘ |
| conflict | Second English Civil War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
England
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Wales ⓘ |
| endTime | 1648-07 ⓘ |
| followedBy | suppression of remaining Royalist resistance in Wales ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Kingdom of England
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Pembroke ⓘ Pembroke Castle ⓘ Pembrokeshire ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| hasResult | Parliamentarian victory ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Pembroke Castle ⓘ |
| partOf | Second English Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Royalist uprisings in South Wales ⓘ |
| siegeType | blockade ⓘ |
| significance | helped end organized Royalist resistance in the Second English Civil War ⓘ |
| startTime | 1648-05 ⓘ |
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siege of Pembroke