Atlas of Battles

siege, early modern

Siege of Bridgwater

Siege of Bridgwater was a siege conducted on 13 July 1645 at Bridgwater, in what is now United Kingdom; it lasted 10 days. The recorded result: Parliamentarian victory. Recorded strength: 1,800 against 15,000 (maximum).

See it on the globe Read the article

Fought13 July 1645lasted 10 days
WhereBridgwater, United Kingdom51.100N, 2.900W
OutcomeParliamentarian victory
BelligerentsRoyalistsagainstParliamentarians
Casualties and lossesMinimal; 1,600 prisonersand20 dead, 100 wounded

Record

Date13 July 1645
to 23 July 1645
PlaceBridgwater, United Kingdom
51.100N, 2.900W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength1,80015,000 (maximum)
Casualties and lossesMinimal; 1,600 prisoners20 dead, 100 wounded
Commanders
  • Edmund Wyndham
Siege of BridgwaterSiege of BridgwaterBattle of SedgemoorBattle of LangportBattle of Marshall's ElmBattle of CynwitSieges of TauntonBattle of LangportBattle of CynwitCardiffPortsmouthPlymouthLutonOxfordExeterBathBournemouth100 km51.100N, 2.900W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1645

Siege of Bridgwater is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q96405650, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Bridgwater (1645), revision 1370739787, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.