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Siege of Plymouth

Siege of Plymouth was a siege conducted on 1 August 1642 at Plymouth, in what is now United Kingdom; it lasted 3.4 years. The recorded result: Parliamentarian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 2,500.

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Fought1 August 1642lasted 3.4 years
WherePlymouth, United Kingdom50.371N, 4.142W
OutcomeParliamentarian victory
BelligerentsRoyalistsagainstParliamentarians

Record

Date1 August 1642
to 1 January 1646
PlacePlymouth, United Kingdom
50.371N, 4.142W
KindSiege, early modern
StrengthUnknown2,500
Commanders
  • James Wardlaw
  • Colonel Martin
Siege of PlymouthSiege of PlymouthBattle of Hingston DownBattle of Braddock DownBattle of LostwithielBattle of Sourton DownBattle of Blackpool SandsBattle of Hingston DownBattle of LostwithielBattle of Sourton DownBattle of Blackpool SandsCardiffBathCherbourgPenzance100 km50.371N, 4.142W
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Elsewhere in 1642

Siege of Plymouth 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 Q65067509, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Plymouth, revision 1378892551, 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.