Siege of Pembroke
| Siege of Pembroke | |||||||
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| Part of the Second English Civil War | |||||||
The Northwest side of Pembroke Castle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Royalists | Parliamentarians | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gen. R. Laugharne Col. Rice Powell Col. John Poyer | Oliver Cromwell | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 30+ killed | Unknown | ||||||
The siege of Pembroke took place in 1648 during the Second English Civil War. In the engagement, Parliamentarian troops led by Oliver Cromwell sieged Pembroke Castle in Wales. The Castle had become a refuge for rebellious Parliamentarian soldiers after the end of the First English Civil War.