Siege of Newcastle
A Battle that took place in 1644 during the First English Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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54.972°N 1.608°W / 54.972; -1.608
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Sir John Marlay |
Earl of Leven Earl of Callander |
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The siege of Newcastle (3 February 1644 – 27 October 1644) occurred during the First English Civil War, when a Covenanter army under the command of Lord General Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven besieged the Royalist garrison under Sir John Marlay, the city's governor. Eventually, the Covenanters took the city of Newcastle upon Tyne by storm, and the Royalist garrison who still held castle keep surrendered on terms.[1]
This was not the first time that Newcastle upon Tyne had changed hands during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The Scots had occupied the city during the Second Bishops’ War in 1640.[2]