Siege of Portsmouth 1642
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 10 August 1642 – 7 September 1642 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1642 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | England | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | English Civil War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | George Goring, Lord Goring, William Waller | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 50.8058, -1.0872 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Portsmouth was the siege of a Royalist garrison in Portsmouth by a Parliamentarian force conducted in the early part of the First English Civil War. The siege resulted in Portsmouth falling to Parliament after a little under a month of conflict.
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