siege of Scarborough Castle (1645)
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The siege of Scarborough Castle (1645) was a major English Civil War engagement in which Parliamentarian forces besieged and eventually captured the strategically important Royalist-held fortress on the Yorkshire coast.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| siege of Scarborough Castle (1645) canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the English Civil War
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siege ⓘ |
| attacker | Parliamentarian forces ⓘ |
| conflict | First English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | siege warfare ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| defender | Royalist garrison ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
English Civil War histories
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local histories of Scarborough Castle ⓘ |
| endTime | 1645 ⓘ |
| follows | Royalist use of Scarborough as a base ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
England
NERFINISHED
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North Riding of Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Scarborough NERFINISHED ⓘ Scarborough Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkshire coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Parliamentarians
NERFINISHED
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Royalists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Royalist-held Scarborough Castle ⓘ |
| partOf |
English Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Parliamentarian campaign in northern England ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Royalist occupation of Scarborough Castle ⓘ |
| result |
Parliamentarian victory
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capture of Scarborough Castle by Parliamentarians ⓘ |
| significance |
control of a strategically important fortress on the Yorkshire coast
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secured a key Royalist stronghold for Parliament ⓘ |
| startTime | 1645 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
control of a major North Sea port
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control of coastal supply routes ⓘ |
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