Siege of York

53°57′29″N 1°04′55″W / 53.958°N 1.082°W / 53.958; -1.082

Siege of York
Part of First English Civil War

Micklegate Bar and part of the City walls. In 1644, there was a barbican in front of the gate
Date22 April – 16 July 1644
Location
York, North Yorkshire
Result Decisive Parliamentarian/Covenanter victory
Belligerents
Royalists
Commanders and leaders
Strength
800 horse
5,000-foot
14,000 +
up to 80 guns
Casualties and losses
1,000 killed and wounded
1,000 paroled
Unknown
Siege of York is located in North Yorkshire
York
York
North Yorkshire and York

The siege of York in 1644 was a prolonged contest for York during the First English Civil War, between the Scottish Covenanter army and the Parliamentarian armies of the Northern Association and Eastern Association, and the Royalist Army under the Marquess of Newcastle. It lasted from 22 April until 1 July when the city was relieved by Prince Rupert of the Rhine. Rupert and Newcastle were defeated the next day at the decisive Battle of Marston Moor, and the siege resumed until the city was surrendered on easy terms on 16 July.