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Siege of London

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

4Records
1643–1651Date range
4Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1643

Isaac Pennington1643

London · Warfare / Civil War

The King is not strong enough to capture the City of London

1644

Charles I2 September 1644

Lostwithiel · Warfare / Civil War

After victory at Lostwithiel the Royalists are in a position to march on London

1647

Oliver Cromwell6 August 1647

London · Warfare / Civil War

Enters London with an Army & forces Parliament to take him & the other MPs back

1651

Charles FleetwoodAugust 1651

London · Warfare / Civil War

Prepares the defences of London after Charles II leads an invasion force into England

Names involved

Charles FleetwoodCharles IIsaac PenningtonOliver Cromwell

Provenance

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