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Capture of Fort Royal

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

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1651Date range
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Chronological records

1651

Oliver Cromwell3 September 1651

Fort Royal · Warfare / Civil War

Parliamentarian troops seize Fort Royal during Cromwell's final assault, breaking a major part of Worcester's south-eastern defence.

Names involved

Oliver Cromwell

Provenance

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