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The Siege of Gloucester was an engagement in the First English Civil War. It took place between 10 August and 5 September 1643, between the defending Parliamentarian garrison of Gloucester and the besieging army of King Charles I. The siege ended with the arrival of a relieving Parliamentarian army under the Earl of Essex. The Royalist forces withdrew, having sustained heavy casualties and had several cannon disabled as a result of sallies made by the defenders.

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  • The Siege of Gloucester was an engagement in the First English Civil War. It took place between 10 August and 5 September 1643, between the defending Parliamentarian garrison of Gloucester and the besieging army of King Charles I. The siege ended with the arrival of a relieving Parliamentarian army under the Earl of Essex. The Royalist forces withdrew, having sustained heavy casualties and had several cannon disabled as a result of sallies made by the defenders.
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  • Siege of Gloucester
causalties
  • 3,000+ killed or wounded
combatant
  • Royalists
  • Parliamentarians
commander
date
is part of military conflict
place of military conflict
result
  • Decisive Parliamentarian victory
strength
  • 1,500 regular troops
  • about 35,000
  • unknown local militia later 15,000 reinforcements
is battle of
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