Siege

Siege of Gloucester

10 Aug 1643 – 5 Sep 1643 · 51.86° N, 2.24° W

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10 Aug 1643 – 5 Sep 1643
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Siege
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51.86° N, 2.24° W
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Siege in the English Civil War, August-September 1643

Siege of Gloucester

1643 battle during the First English Civil War

The siege of Gloucester took place between 10 August and 5 September 1643 during the First English Civil War. It was part of a Royalist campaign led by King Charles I to take control of the Severn Valley from the Parliamentarians. Following the costly storming of Bristol on 26 July, Charles invested Gloucester in the hope that a show of force would prompt it to surrender quickly and without bloodshed.

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