Siege of Portsmouth
A Battle that took place during the First English Civil War in 1643 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The siege of Portsmouth was the siege of a Royalist garrison in Portsmouth by a Parliamentarian force conducted in the early part of the First English Civil War. The siege resulted in Portsmouth falling to Parliament after a little under a month of conflict.
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Siege of Portsmouth | |||||||
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Part of the First English Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Royalists | Parliamentarians | ||||||
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Lord Goring | |||||||
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500 1 ship |
400-800 2+ cannons 7 ships | ||||||
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Unknown 1 ship captured | Unknown |
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