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The Capture of Wakefield occurred on 21 May 1643 during the First English Civil War when 1,500 Parliamentarians under the command of Sir Thomas Fairfax (pictured) attacked the Royalist garrison of Wakefield, Yorkshire. They were outnumbered by 3,000 Royalists led by George Goring, but successfully stormed the town. Around 800 Parliamentarians had been taken prisoner after Fairfax was defeated at Seacroft Moor, and he planned the attack to take prisoners of his own to exchange for his men. He marched his force from Leeds and divided it to attack from two different directions early in the morning. After around two hours fighting they broke into the town. Goring, who had been in bed suffering from either illness or a hangover, led a counterattack in his nightshirt, but to no avail. Fairfax took roughly 1,400 prisoners while losing, according to his own account, no more than seven men. (Full article...)
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Hi Harrias and anyone else interested: a draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits are welcome. Harrias, good to see this one run through so quickly; are you happy with the image I have selected? If not, feel free to swap in your own preference. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:59, 25 December 2019 (UTC)