Siege of Chester

The siege of Chester occurred over a 16-month period between September 1644 and February 1646 during the First English Civil War. In the engagement, Sir William Brereton and the Parliamentarians were ultimately successful in taking possession of the city and Royalist garrison commanded by Lord Byron.

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1645 — 1646  Wikidata
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1645 — 1646 Siege of Chester

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430 Alleluia Victory of Germanus

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615 Battle of Chester

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1157 Battle of Ewloe

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1199 Battle of Mold Castle

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1213 Battle of Holywell Castle

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1282 Battle of Hawarden Castle,

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1643 First Battle of Middlewich

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1643 Second Battle of Middlewich

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1644 Battle of Nantwich

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1644 Battle of Winnington Bridge

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1645 Battle of Rowton Heath

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1646 — 1647 Battle of Holt Castle

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1651 Battle of Warrington Bridge

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1940 — 1942 Liverpool Blitz

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1940 rebellion in Cholmondeley Park

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• The Great Siege of Chester - book published in 2003

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Holt Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	430	Alleluia Victory of Germanus	Pelagianism, battle, Germanus of Auxerre	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	615	Battle of Chester	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1157	Battle of Ewloe	Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Gwynedd, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1199	Battle of Mold Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1213	Battle of Holywell Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1282	Battle of Hawarden Castle,	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	First Battle of Middlewich	battle, Roundhead, Cavalier	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Second Battle of Middlewich	battle, Roundhead, Cavalier	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Battle of Nantwich	Roundhead, Cavalier, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Battle of Winnington Bridge	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1645	Siege of Chester	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1645	Battle of Rowton Heath	Cavalier, Roundhead, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1646	Battle of Holt Castle	battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1651	Battle of Warrington Bridge	battle, Commonwealth of England, Kingdom of Scotland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Liverpool Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	rebellion in Cholmondeley Park	rebellion	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1828	Cammell Laird	shipyard, arms industry, shipbuilding, building of ships and floating structures, vehicle construction	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company		Laird Brothers	shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery at Norley 365m south east of Finger Post Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 380m east of South Lane Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottages	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 400m west of Sutton Fields Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1875	Seaforth Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Birkenhead Wirral Metropolitan Borough Emergency Centre	Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bootle Merseyside County Main Emergency Centre 2nd Site	Merseyside County Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Ellesmere Port Emergency Centre	Cheshire West and Chester, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Frodsham Anti -Aircraft Operations Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Liverpool Walker Gallery Merseyside County Main Emergency Centre 1st Site	civil defense center, Merseyside County Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Wrexham Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Caergwrle Castle	Welsh princes' castles, archaeological site, castle, Cadw	Wikidata
site	castle	1001	Halton Castle	ruins, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1069	Chester Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1220	Beeston Castle	English Heritage, hilltop castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1257	Ewloe Castle	Welsh princes' castles, Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1277	Flint Castle	the Crown, Cadw, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1277	Hawarden Old Castle	castle ruin	Wikidata
site	castle	1844	Peckforton Castle	country house hotel, English country house, castle	Wikidata
site	fort	1825	Fort Perch Rock	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		U-534	preserved watercraft, U-boat, museum ship, Kriegsmarine	Wikidata
site	museum	1400	Water Tower, Chester	fortified tower, museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1954	HMS Bronington	preserved watercraft, museum ship, minesweeper, Royal Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Cheshire Military Museum	independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Grange Cavern Military Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre	heritage center, military museum	Wikidata