Capture of Wakefield

The capture of Wakefield occurred during the First English Civil War when a Parliamentarian force attacked the Royalist garrison of Wakefield, Yorkshire. The Parliamentarians were outnumbered, having around 1,500 men under the command of Sir Thomas Fairfax, compared to the 3,000 led by George Goring in Wakefield. Despite being outnumbered, Parliamentarians successfully stormed the town, taking roughly 1,400 prisoners.

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1643  Wikidata
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1643 Capture of Wakefield

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655 Battle of the Winwaed

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679 Battle of the Trent

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1321 Siege of Leeds

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1408 Battle of Bramham Moor

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1460 Battle of Wakefield

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1461 Battle of Towton

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1461 Battle of Ferrybridge

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1642 Battle of Tadcaster

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1643 Battle of Leeds

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1643 Battle of Seacroft Moor

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1643 Battle of Adwalton Moor

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Sherburn in Elmet	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Sieges of Bradford	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	655	Battle of the Winwaed	battle, Oswiu of Northumbria, Penda of Mercia	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	679	Battle of the Trent	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1321	Siege of Leeds	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1408	Battle of Bramham Moor	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1460	Battle of Wakefield	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1461	Battle of Towton	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1461	Battle of Ferrybridge	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1642	Battle of Tadcaster	battle, Cavalier, Roundhead	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Leeds	Cavalier, Roundhead, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Seacroft Moor	Cavalier, Roundhead, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Capture of Wakefield	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Adwalton Moor	battle, Roundhead, Cavalier	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Anti-aircraft gunsite 280m east of Carlton Hall	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 330m south east of Lowfield Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Birkenshaw Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Brighouse West Yorkshire Sub County Control	West Yorkshire County Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Conisbrough Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Doncaster Borough Control	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Halifax County Borough Control	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Leeds Regional War Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Leeds Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Rotherham County Borough Control	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	castle		Harewood Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Sandal Castle	motte-and-bailey castle, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Wakefield Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Conisbrough Castle	archaeological site, historic house museum, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Royal Armouries Leeds	national museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	The Second World War Experience Centre	military museum	Wikidata