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Siege of Lichfield

Siege of Lichfield was a siege conducted on 29 May 1643 at Lichfield, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of First English Civil War, which ran from 1642 to 1646. The recorded result: Royalist victory.

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A view of Lichfield Cathedral from the north West.
A view of Lichfield Cathedral from the north West.. Roger Robinson (Scu98rkr at en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date29 May 1643
PlaceLichfield, United Kingdom
52.686N, 1.831W
Part ofFirst English Civil War (1642 to 1646)
KindSiege, early modern
ResultRoyalist victory
BelligerentsRoyalists22px Parliamentarians
CommandersPrince RupertColonel Russell
Strength1,200 horse; 600–700 foot
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Siege of Lichfield 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 Q42377514, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Lichfield, revision 1382697285, 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.