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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instanceOf battle of the English Civil War
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
local histories of Scarborough Castle
endTime 1645
follows Royalist use of Scarborough as a base
hasLocation England NERFINISHED
North Riding of Yorkshire NERFINISHED
Scarborough NERFINISHED
Scarborough Castle NERFINISHED
Yorkshire NERFINISHED
Yorkshire coast NERFINISHED
hasParticipant Parliamentarians NERFINISHED
Royalists NERFINISHED
objective capture of Royalist-held Scarborough Castle
partOf English Civil War NERFINISHED
Parliamentarian campaign in northern England
precededBy earlier Royalist occupation of Scarborough Castle
result Parliamentarian victory
capture of Scarborough Castle by Parliamentarians
significance control of a strategically important fortress on the Yorkshire coast
secured a key Royalist stronghold for Parliament
startTime 1645
usedFor control of a major North Sea port
control of coastal supply routes

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Scarborough Castle notableEvent siege of Scarborough Castle (1645)