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Sieges of Taunton

Sieges of Taunton was a siege conducted in September 1644 at Taunton, in what is now United Kingdom; it ran into the following year. It was part of First English Civil War, which ran from 1642 to 1646. The recorded result: Parliamentarian victory.

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Walls of Taunton Castle The Castle dates back to the early 12th Century. Now used as a museum.
Walls of Taunton Castle The Castle dates back to the early 12th Century. Now used as a museum.. Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtSeptember 1644ran into the following year
WhereTaunton, United Kingdom51.019N, 3.100W
OutcomeParliamentarian victory
BelligerentsRoyalistsagainst22px Parliamentarians
Part ofFirst English Civil War1642 to 1646

Where it sits in First English Civil War

Siege of Hull, 1642Battle of Babylon Hill, 1642Battle of Powick Bridge, 1642Battle of Edgehill, 1642Battle of Aylesbury, 1642Siege of Reading, 1642Battle of Brentford, 1642Battle of Turnham Green, 1642Siege of Worcester, 1643Battle of Braddock Down, 1643Battle of Leeds, 1643Battle of Hopton Heath, 1643Battle of Seacroft Moor, 1643Battle of Camp Hill, 1643Battle of Stratton, 1643Capture of Wakefield, 1643Siege of Lichfield, 1643Battle of Chalgrove Field, 1643Battle of Adwalton Moor, 1643Battle of Burton Bridge, 1643Battle of Lansdowne, 1643Battle of Gainsborough, 1643Siege of Hull, 1643Siege of Gloucester, 1643Battle of Aldbourne Chase, 1643First Battle of Newbury, 1643Battle of Winceby, 1643Battle of Olney Bridge, 1643Second Battle of Middlewich, 1643Battle of Nantwich, 1644Siege of Newcastle, 1644Battle of Selby, 1644Siege of Lyme Regis, 1644Siege of Oxford, 1644Siege of Lincoln, 1644Battle of Tipton Green, 1644Battle of Lostwithiel, 1644Sieges of Taunton, 1644Relief of Montgomery Castle, 1644Second Battle of Newbury, 1644Siege of Chester, 1645Siege of Lathom House, 1645Battle of Langport, 1645Siege of Lathom House, 1645Siege of Worcester, 1646Battle of Torrington, 164616421646Sieges of Taunton, 1644
46 placed engagements of First English Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateSeptember 1644 (month precision)
to July 1645
PlaceTaunton, United Kingdom
51.019N, 3.100W
KindSiege, early modern
Commanders
Sieges of TauntonSieges of TauntonBattle of CynwitBattle of SedgemoorSiege of BridgwaterBattle of LangportBattle of Marshall's ElmBattle of CynwitCardiffPortsmouthPlymouthOxfordExeterBathPenzanceReading100 km51.019N, 3.100W
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Sieges of Taunton 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 Q7510444, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Sieges of Taunton, revision 1370746831, 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.