siege, early modern
Siege of Worcester
Siege of Worcester was a siege conducted in 1643 at Worcester, 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. Recorded strength: 1,500 and 300 militia. against 3,000 and 8 guns.
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Record
| Date | 1643 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Worcester, United Kingdom 52.191N, 2.222W | |
| Part of | First English Civil War (1642 to 1646) | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | Royalist victory | |
| Belligerents | Royalists | 22px Parliamentarians |
| Commanders | Colonel William Sandys | Sir William Waller |
| Strength | 1,500 and 300 militia. | 3,000 and 8 guns |
| Casualties and losses | Light | 5–6 captains; 160 soldiers were killed |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Worcester 1646, same recorded site
- Battle of Worcester 1651, 0.3 km
- Battle of Powick Bridge 1642, 2.7 km
- Battle of Upton 1651, 14 km
- Battle of Ripple Field 1643, 17 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Turnham Green 13 November 1642
- After: Battle of Braddock Down 19 January 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 Worcester 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 Q48780596, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Worcester (1643), revision 1382697263, 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.