Siege of Chichester

Siege of Chichester
Part of the First English Civil War

Chichester in 1610 – 32 years before the siege
Date22–27 December 1642
Location
Chichester, England
50°50′11″N 0°46′45″W / 50.8365°N 0.7792°W / 50.8365; -0.7792
Result Parliamentarian victory
Belligerents
Royalists Kingdom of England Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
John Morley  Surrendered
Edward Ford  Surrendered		 William Waller
Michael Livesey
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Low Low
Chichester is located in West Sussex
Chichester
Chichester
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The location of Chichester within West Sussex

The siege of Chichester was a victory by Parliamentarian forces led by Colonel William Waller over a small Royalist garrison. The siege was one of the key events in the First English Civil War by Waller to secure southern England and declare it for Parliament. The siege lasted five days and ended with surrender by the Royalists. Despite the Royalist surrender, Waller's troops proceeded to sack and desecrate Chichester Cathedral.