Siege of Worcester

For three days siege of 1643, see Siege of Worcester (1643).

Siege of Worcester
Part of the First English Civil War

Worcester Cathedral from Fort Royal Hill.
Date21 May 1646 – 23 July 1646
Location
Worcester
52°11′20″N 2°13′15″W / 52.18889°N 2.22083°W / 52.18889; -2.22083
Result Parliamentary victory
Belligerents
Royalists Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
Henry Washington Governor of Worcester Edward Whalley (21 May – 8 July)
Thomas Rainsborough (8 July – 23 July)
Strength
On 29 May 1,507 strong, excluding gentlemen volunteers and the city bands.[1] On 29 May the Royalists thought the besieging force was about 5,000 strong,[1] but they may have been as few as 2,500[2]
Worcester is located in Worcestershire
Worcester
Worcester
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Shown within Worcestershire

The second and longest siege of Worcester (21 May – 23 July 1646) took place towards the end of the First English Civil War, when Parliamentary forces under the command of Thomas Rainsborough besieged the city of Worcester, accepting the capitulation of the Royalist defenders on 22 July. The next day the Royalists formally surrendered possession of the city and the Parliamentarians entered Worcester 63 days after the siege began.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Willis-Bund 1905, p. 184.
  2. ^ "2,500–5,000" (Atkin 2004, location 2337)
  3. ^ Thomas Rainsborough
  4. ^ #goodrich Places to Visit: Goodrich Castle