Siege of York

This article is about 1644 siege during the English Civil War. For similar topics, see Battle of York. Not to be confused with the earlier Siege of York (Caer Ebrauc) appearing in Arthurian legend.

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Siege of York
Part of First English Civil War

Map of the siege of York in 1644 (A life of the great Lord Fairfax, 1870 edition)
Date22 April – 16 July 1644
Location
York, North Yorkshire
Result Parliamentarian-Covenanter victory
Belligerents
Royalists
Commanders and leaders
Strength
800 horse
5,000-foot		 14,000 +
up to 80 guns
Casualties and losses
1,000 killed and wounded
1,000 paroled		 Unknown
York
North Yorkshire and York

The siege of York in 1644 was a prolonged contest for York during the First English Civil War, between the Scottish Covenanter army and the Parliamentarian armies of the Northern Association and Eastern Association, and the Royalist Army under the Marquess of Newcastle. It lasted from 22 April until 1 July when the city was relieved by Prince Rupert of the Rhine. Rupert and Newcastle were defeated the next day at the decisive Battle of Marston Moor, and the siege resumed until the city was surrendered on easy terms on 16 July.

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