siege, early modern
Siege of Gloucester
Siege of Gloucester was a siege conducted on 5 September 1643 at Gloucester, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of First English Civil War, which ran from 1642 to 1646. The recorded result: Parliamentarian victory. Recorded strength: 15,650+ against 1,500 (Gloucester); 15,000 (Relief army).
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Record
| Date | 5 September 1643 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Gloucester, United Kingdom 51.864N, 2.244W | |
| Part of | First English Civil War (1642 to 1646) | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | Parliamentarian victory | |
| Belligerents | Royalists | 22px Parliamentarians |
| Commanders | Charles I | Edward Massey; Earl of Essex |
| Strength | 15,650+ | 1,500 (Gloucester); 15,000 (Relief army) |
| Casualties and losses | 120 killed; 900 sick and wounded; 800 desertions | 30–50 killed |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Tewkesbury 1471, 15 km
- Battle of Ripple Field 1643, 20 km
- Battle of Upton 1651, 22 km
- Battle of Cirencester AD 628, 25 km
- Battle of Nibley Green 1469, 25 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Hull 2 September 1643
- After: Battle of Aldbourne Chase 18 September 1643
- All 46 engagements of First English Civil War
Elsewhere in 1643
- Battle of Rocroi France
- Battle of Tuttlingen Germany
- Battle of Cartagena Spain
- Battle of Roundway Down United Kingdom
- Battle of New Ross Ireland
Siege of Gloucester is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 599 in present-day United Kingdom.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510051, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Gloucester, revision 1370741522, 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.