Siege of High Ercall Hall

Siege of High Ercall Hall
Part of The First English Civil War

Ercall Hall
DateFirst Siege
February 1645
Second Siege
March 1645
Third Siege
July 1645 – 28 March 1646
Location
High Ercall, Shropshire
52°45′10″N 2°36′10″W / 52.75278°N 2.60278°W / 52.75278; -2.60278
Result Parliamentarian victory
Belligerents
Royalists Kingdom of England Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
Lord Newport
Sir Vincent Corbet
Strength
200
High Ercall is located in Shropshire
High Ercall
High Ercall

The siege of High Ercall Hall in High Ercall, Shropshire, England took place during the First English Civil War. There were a total of three sieges. In each of the sieges, the Hall was held by the Royalists and besieged by the Parliamentarians. The final and longest siege took place from July 1645 to March 1646, when the Royalist commander surrendered the hall to the Parliamentarians.


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