English Civil War siege of Donnington Castle

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The English Civil War siege of Donnington Castle was a prolonged Royalist defense of the strategically important Donnington Castle against Parliamentarian forces during the mid-17th-century conflict between King Charles I and Parliament.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military engagement ⓘ
siege ⓘ
attackers Parliamentarian forces ⓘ
belligerent Parliamentarians ⓘ
Royalists ⓘ
commanderOfAttackers Parliamentarian commanders ⓘ
commanderOfDefenders Sir John Boys ⓘ
conflict English Civil War ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
defenders Royalist garrison ⓘ
duration prolonged ⓘ
endTime 1646 ⓘ
era mid-17th century ⓘ
fortificationType medieval castle ⓘ
garrisonLoyalty loyal to King Charles I ⓘ
historicalRegion Berkshire ⓘ
location Donnington Castle ⓘ
Donnington, Berkshire ⓘ
monarchDuringConflict Charles I of England ⓘ
notableFeature heavy artillery bombardment of the castle ⓘ
repeated Parliamentarian attempts to reduce the garrison ⓘ
opponentAuthority Parliament of England ⓘ
partOf First English Civil War ⓘ
linked to: English Civil War

Royalist defense of the Thames Valley ⓘ
relatedEvent First Battle of Newbury ⓘ
Second Battle of Newbury ⓘ
result Royalist defense maintained until ordered surrender ⓘ
side2 Parliamentarians ⓘ
startTime 1644 ⓘ
strategicImportance commanded key road routes in Berkshire ⓘ
controlled approaches to Newbury ⓘ
theatreOfWar English Civil War operations in southern England ⓘ

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Donnington, Berkshire, England → historicalEvent → English Civil War siege of Donnington Castle ⓘ
Second Battle of Newbury → followedBy → Siege of Donnington Castle (1644) ⓘ
linked to: English Civil War siege of Donnington Castle
Second Battle of Newbury → geographicalFeature → fought near Donnington Castle ⓘ
linked to: English Civil War siege of Donnington Castle