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Siege of Bristol

Siege of Bristol was a siege conducted on 10 September 1645 at Bristol, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the English Civil War, which ran from 1642 to 1651. The recorded result: Parliamentary victory.

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Fought10 September 1645
WhereBristol, United Kingdom51.450N, 2.583W
OutcomeParliamentary victory
BelligerentsRoyalistsagainst22px Parliamentarians
Part ofEnglish Civil War1642 to 1651

Where it sits in the English Civil War

Siege of Portsmouth, 1642Battle of Kings Norton, 1642Siege of Chichester, 1642First Battle of Middlewich, 1643Battle of Ripple Field, 1643Battle of Sourton Down, 1643Battle of Roundway Down, 1643Siege of Basing House, 1643Battle of Alton, 1643Battle of Boldon Hill, 1644Relief of Newark, 1644Battle of Cheriton, 1644Siege of York, 1644Bolton Massacre, 1644Battle of Cropredy Bridge, 1644Battle of Marston Moor, 1644Battle of Ormskirk, 1644Battle of Weymouth, 1645Battle of Naseby, 1645Siege of Bristol, 1645Battle of Rowton Heath, 1645Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold, 1646Protestant Revolution, 168916421689Siege of Bristol, 1645
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Record

Date10 September 1645
to 10 September 1645
PlaceBristol, United Kingdom
51.450N, 2.583W
KindSiege, early modern
Commanders
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Siege of Bristol 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 Q16824407, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Bristol (1645), revision 1383176989, 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.