Capture of Wakefield (Q17018024)

matcher place: Wakefield (relation 109960)
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Wikipedia: English
English Wikipedia categories: 1643 in England, 17th century in Yorkshire, Battles of the English Civil Wars, Conflicts in 1643, History of Wakefield, Military history of Yorkshire

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Capture of Wakefield occurred during the First English Civil War when a Parliamentarian force attacked the Royalist garrison of Wakefield, Yorkshire. The Parliamentarians were outnumbered, having around 1,500 men under the command of Sir Thomas Fairfax, compared to the 3,000 led by George Goring in Wakefield, but successfully stormed the town, taking roughly 1,400 prisoners.

Wikidata location: 53.6831, -1.4969 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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