Relief of Newark

Relief of Newark
Part of the First English Civil War
Date21 March 1644
Location
Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire
Result Royalist victory
Belligerents
Parliamentarians Royalists
Commanders and leaders
Sir John Meldrum
Colonel Edward Rossiter		 Prince Rupert
Strength
2,000 horse
5,000 foot
13 siege guns		 3,500 horse
3,000 foot
3 field guns
Newark
Lincoln
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire and Newark

The Relief of Newark (21 March 1644) was a Royalist victory during the First English Civil War. It was a personal victory for Prince Rupert and it resulted in the Royalists holding Newark-on-Trent until very near the end of the war.

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