Siege of Oxford

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The Siege of Oxford was a key Parliamentarian blockade of the Royalist capital during the English Civil War, aiming to force King Charles I’s surrender.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf siege
alsoKnownAs Parliamentarian blockade of Oxford
belligerent Parliamentarians
Royalists
capitalOf Royalist war effort
commandedBy Oliver Cromwell
Sir Thomas Fairfax
conflict First English Civil War
linked to: English Civil War
conflictType early modern siege warfare
controlledBy Parliamentarian New Model Army
linked to: New Model Army
country Kingdom of England
defendedBy Royalist garrison of Oxford
linked to: Siege of Oxford
endTime 1646
followedBy Royalist collapse in southern England
hasPart First Siege of Oxford (1644)
linked to: Siege of Oxford

Second Siege of Oxford (1646)
linked to: Siege of Oxford
historicalPeriod 17th century
location Oxford
Oxfordshire
militaryTactic blockade
objective capture the Royalist capital
force the surrender of King Charles I
opponent King Charles I of England
partOf English Civil War
precededBy Battle of Naseby
result Parliamentarian victory
significance contributed to the military defeat of King Charles I
marked the effective end of Oxford as Royalist capital
startTime 1644
theatre English Civil War in southern England

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Royalists engagedInBattle Siege of Oxford
Sir Thomas Fairfax battle Siege of Oxford
Thomas Fairfax notableBattle Siege of Oxford
Siege of Oxford defendedBy Royalist garrison of Oxford
linked to: Siege of Oxford
Siege of Oxford hasPart First Siege of Oxford (1644)
linked to: Siege of Oxford
Siege of Oxford hasPart Second Siege of Oxford (1646)
linked to: Siege of Oxford
Thomas Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron battle Siege of Oxford (1646)
subject linked to: 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
linked to: Siege of Oxford