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Capture of Bristol

England · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

5Records
1643–1645Date range
4Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1643

William WallerMarch 1643

Bristol · Warfare / Civil War

Sets up his HQ in Bristol

Thomas Wentworth Strafford, 1st26 August 1643

Bristol · Warfare / Civil War

Breaks through at Brandon Hill followed by the surrender of Bristol to the Royalists

1645

Oliver Cromwell10 September 1645

Bristol · Warfare / Civil War

Defeats Prince Rupert & captures Bristol

Thomas Fairfax Cameron, 3rd10 September 1645

Bristol · Warfare / Civil War

Fairfax captures Bristol for Parliament.

Thomas Fairfax Cameron, 3rd10 September 1645

Bristol · Warfare / Civil War

Prince Rupert surrenders Bristol to Parliament under Fairfax

Names involved

Oliver CromwellThomas Fairfax Cameron, 3rdThomas Wentworth Strafford, 1stWilliam Waller

Provenance

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