Siege of Worcester (1643)

Siege of Worcester (May 1643)
Part of the First English Civil War
Worcester Cathedral from Fort Royal Hill.
Date 29–31 May 1643 Location Worcester 52°11′20″N 2°13′15″W / 52.18889°N 2.22083°W / 52.18889; -2.22083 Result Royalist victory
Belligerents
Royalists	Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
Colonel William Sandys	Sir William Waller
Strength
1,500 and 300 militia.[1]	3,000 and 8 guns
Casualties and losses
Light	5–6 captains 160 soldiers were killed[2]
Worcester class=notpageimage| Worcester within Worcestershire

The short siege of Worcester (29–31 May 1643) was conducted by a Parliamentary army of about 3,000 under the command of Sir William Waller. They failed to capture the city, which was defended by about 1,700 Royalists under the command of Colonel William Sandys the acting governor, and retreated back to the Parliamentary stronghold of Gloucester.