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Siege of Basing House

Siege of Basing House was a siege conducted in November 1643 at Basing House, in what is now United Kingdom; it lasted about 2 years. It was part of the English Civil War, which ran from 1642 to 1651. The recorded result: Parliamentarian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 7,000+.

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Basing house after the siege
Basing house after the siege. Baigent, Francis Joseph & Millard, James Elwin (1889)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtNovember 1643lasted about 2 years
WhereBasing House, United Kingdom51.269N, 1.052W
OutcomeParliamentarian victory
BelligerentsRoyalistsagainst22px Parliamentarians
Casualties and losses400 killedand2,000 killed
Part ofEnglish Civil War1642 to 1651

Where it sits in the English Civil War

Siege of Portsmouth, 1642Battle of Kings Norton, 1642Siege of Chichester, 1642First Battle of Middlewich, 1643Battle of Ripple Field, 1643Battle of Sourton Down, 1643Battle of Roundway Down, 1643Siege of Basing House, 1643Battle of Alton, 1643Battle of Boldon Hill, 1644Relief of Newark, 1644Battle of Cheriton, 1644Siege of York, 1644Bolton Massacre, 1644Battle of Cropredy Bridge, 1644Battle of Marston Moor, 1644Battle of Ormskirk, 1644Battle of Weymouth, 1645Battle of Naseby, 1645Siege of Bristol, 1645Battle of Rowton Heath, 1645Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold, 1646Protestant Revolution, 168916421689Siege of Basing House, 1643
23 placed engagements of the English Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateNovember 1643 (month precision)
to 14 October 1645
PlaceBasing House, United Kingdom
51.269N, 1.052W
KindSiege, early modern
StrengthUnknown7,000+
Casualties and losses400 killed2,000 killed
Commanders
  • John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester
Siege of Basing HouseSiege of Basing HouseBattle of BasingBattle of AltonFirst Battle of AltonBattle of EnglefieldSiege of ReadingBattle of AltonBattle of EnglefieldSiege of ReadingBirminghamCardiffBrightonPortsmouthLutonOxfordIpswichCambridge100 km51.269N, 1.052W
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Siege of Basing House is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509861, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Basing House, revision 1380311521, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.