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Storming of Bristol
The
Storming of Bristol
took place on 26 July 1643, during the
First English Civil War
. The
Cavalier
(Royalist) army under
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
,
King Charles's
nephew and
lieutenant general
, captured the important city and port of
Bristol
from its weakened
Roundhead
(Parliamentarian)
garrison
. The city remained under Royalist control until near the end of the war.
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