Royalist siege of 1646

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The Royalist siege of 1646 was a prolonged Civil War blockade in which one of the last Royalist strongholds in England held out against Parliamentarian forces before finally surrendering.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the English Civil War
military siege
belligerent Parliamentarians
Royalists
chronology took place in 1646
combatant1Goal to maintain Royalist control of the stronghold
combatant2Goal to force the surrender of the Royalist stronghold
conflict English Civil War NERFINISHED
controlAfter Parliamentarian control of the stronghold
controlBefore Royalist control of the stronghold
country Kingdom of England
description a prolonged Civil War blockade
one of the last Royalist strongholds in England held out against Parliamentarian forces before surrendering
durationCharacteristic prolonged
endCondition surrender of the Royalist garrison
historicalPeriod mid-17th century
location England
militaryTactic blockade
natureOfConflict blockade and siege operations
outcome Royalist stronghold surrendered to Parliamentarian forces
partOf First English Civil War NERFINISHED
politicalContext struggle between Royalist supporters of Charles I and Parliamentarian forces
result Parliamentarian victory
side1 Royalist garrison
side2 Parliamentarian besieging army
significance marked the collapse of one of the last Royalist strongholds in England
theater English mainland
typeOfWarfare siege warfare

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Pendennis Castle notableEvent Royalist siege of 1646