Siege of Pembroke

Siege of Pembroke
Part of the Second English Civil War

The Northwest side of Pembroke Castle
Date31 May–11 July 1648
Location51°40′36″N 4°55′14″W / 51.67679°N 4.92063°W / 51.67679; -4.92063
Result Parliamentarian victory
Belligerents
Royalists Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
Gen. R. Laugharne Surrendered
Col. Rice Powell Surrendered
Col. John Poyer Executed
Oliver Cromwell
Casualties and losses
30+ killed Unknown

The siege of Pembroke took place in 1648 during the Second English Civil War. In the engagement, Parliamentarian troops led by Oliver Cromwell sieged Pembroke Castle in Wales. The Castle had become a refuge for rebellious Parliamentarian soldiers after the end of the First English Civil War.