Siege of Gloucester

The siege of Gloucester took place between 10 August and 5 September 1643 during the First English Civil War. It was part of a Royalist campaign led by King Charles I to take control of the Severn Valley from the Parliamentarians. Following the costly storming of Bristol on 26 July, Charles invested Gloucester in the hope that a show of force would prompt it to surrender quickly and without bloodshed. When the city, under the governorship of Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Massey, refused, the Royalists attempted to bombard it into submission. Massey adopted an aggressive defence, and the Royalist positions outside the city were regularly disrupted by Parliamentarian raids. The Royalist artillery proved inadequate for the task of siege work and, faced with a shortage of ammunition, the besiegers attempted to breach the city walls by mining. With Royalist miners about to reach the city's east gate and the defenders critically low on gunpowder, a Parliamentarian army led by the Earl of Essex arrived and forced Charles to lift the siege.

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1643  Wikidata
siege, Roundhead, Cavalier, Kingdom of England, 
Cavalier, SM UB-32, 

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1643 Siege of Gloucester

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628 Battle of Cirencester

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1469 Battle of Nibley Green

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1471 Battle of Tewkesbury

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1643 Battle of Ripple Field

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1651 Battle of Upton

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	628	Battle of Cirencester	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1469	Battle of Nibley Green	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1471	Battle of Tewkesbury	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Ripple Field	Roundhead, Cavalier, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Siege of Gloucester	Roundhead, Cavalier, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1651	Battle of Upton	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-32	Type UB II submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
site	bunker		Cheltenham Emergency Centre	Cheltenham Borough Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Gloucestershire Standby Headquarters	civil defense center, Gloucestershire County Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Stroud Emergency Centre	civil defense center, Stroud District Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Ullenwood Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Hailes Castle	ringwork castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Penyard Castle	castle, house	Wikidata
site	castle	1001	Goodrich Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1067	Berkeley Castle	history museum, historic house museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1443	Sudeley Castle	country house, historic house museum, castle	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum	independent museum, military museum	Wikidata