Siege of Lathom House

Siege of Lathom House
Part of the First English Civil War

Illustration of Lathom House, prior to the siege
DateFirst siege
27 February – 27 May 1644
Second siege
July – 2 December 1645
Location
Lathom, Lancashire
53°34′34″N 2°49′01″W / 53.576°N 2.817°W / 53.576; -2.817
Result 1st Siege: Royalist victory
2nd Siege: Parliamentary victory
Belligerents
Royalists Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
1st: Countess of Derby
2nd: Edward Rawstorne
1st: Sir Thomas Fairfax
2nd: Peter Egerton
Strength
1st: 300 1st: 2,000
2nd: 4,000
Casualties and losses
1st: Less than 10 1st: 400–500
Siege of Lathom House is located in Lancashire
Lathom House
Lathom House
Lancaster
Lancaster
Preston
Preston
Lancashire and Lathom House

The siege of Lathom House was a military confrontation between a Parliamentarian army and a Royalist stronghold in Lathom near Ormskirk in Lancashire, during the First English Civil War. The first siege lasted from late February to late May 1644, when the siege was lifted. The second siege took place a year later from July to December 1645. Lathom House was captured and slighted.