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Parliamentarians captured the outer ward of the castle. Russell surrendered the following day, and his men received a pass to Cardigan Castle. Leaving a small garrison behind, Laugharne marched out to meet Royalist troops advancing from Carmarthen, who withdrew before making contact.
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and isolated strongholds elsewhere. In August 1645, Laugharne secured
Pembrokeshire by his victory at Colby Moor, then set about reducing the remaining Royalist garrisons in South Wales, a process mostly completed by early 1646. When Charles surrendered in June 1646, Laugharne was commander-in-chief
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The war had become increasingly bitter, and participants in the Second Civil War were often harshly treated; after St Fagans, Horton executed four of
Laugharne's officers for treason. Laugharne, Poyer and Powell were sentenced to death, but Fairfax decreed only one should die, to be decided by lots
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Laugharne as commander in South Wales, but only by a margin of three votes, and appointed a New Model officer as his deputy. Many viewed Poyer and Laugharne with suspicion, particularly since Charles continued to negotiate with the Irish Confederacy for military
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in July came from Wales, and defeat left them with insufficient forces to relieve these strongpoints if attacked. On 29 October, Laugharne and 2,000 troops besieged
Laugharne Castle, which was held by 200 men under Lieutenant-Colonel Russell. A two day bombardment left a breach large enough for an
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Charles, in line with the terms being discussed with Parliamentary moderates. They assembled an army of around 8,000, but most were
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The economic cost of the war, a poor 1646 harvest, and recurrence of the plague meant
Parliament could not meet all of its obligations; by March 1647, the troops in Wales had not been paid for eighteen months, while the New Model was owed over £3 million, an enormous sum at the time. Parliament
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Laugharne moved onto
Cardigan, but had to wait for his heavy artillery to be transported from Laugharne Castle before beginning operations; it surrendered in late December, and he repulsed a Royalist attempt to retake it in January. In March 1645, Parliament awarded him £3,000, as well as the
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The Army
Council responded by seizing control of London, which meant Laugharne's troops now faced disbandment without pay. In March 1648, he visited London to meet with sympathetic MPs; he was arrested returning to Wales, but soon escaped. Poyer and Rice Powell refused to hand over
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Laugharne later claimed to have spent most of the 1650s in prison, he seemed to have been treated with relative leniency by the Protectorate, although his Slebech estates were confiscated in October 1649, and given to Colonel Horton and others. After the
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He never recovered his financial losses, and played little part in politics; shortly before his death in November 1675, his wife claimed he had been obliged ‘to pawn his cloak and sword, and has only 3
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393:
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659:, and offered to evacuate Poyer and his garrison, who refused. Instead, Laugharne used them to clear Pembrokeshire of Royalist forces, and was appointed Governor of
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in May 1648. Condemned to death with Poyer and Powell, he was reprieved after the three drew lots; Poyer lost, and was executed shortly afterwards.
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support, making it vital to control ports like Cardiff and Milford Haven. In July, another experienced New Model officer, Colonel
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in May. Laugharne withdrew to Pembroke Castle, which was besieged by a force under Cromwell, and surrendered in July 1648.
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LAUGHARNE, John (c.1666-1715), of St. Brides, Pemb. and Golden Square, London in The History of Parliament 1690-1715
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Leach, A. L., History of the Civil War (1642–49) in Pembrokshire and on its Borders (London, 1937).
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LAUGHARNE, Rowland (c.1607-75), of St. Brides, Pembrokeshire in The History of Parliament 1660-1690
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1607 – 1675) was a member of the Welsh gentry, and a prominent soldier during the
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Rowland Laugharne was the eldest son of John Laugharne (1584–1644), from
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to their replacements, and were joined there by Laugharne.
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demanded full payment for all in advance, it was disbanded.
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In early 1644, a Parliamentarian naval squadron sailed into
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Parliamentarian military personnel of the English Civil War
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in June 1645, reducing the Royalist area of control to the
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The Sieges of Laugharne Castle Laugharne Carmarthenshire
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sympathies, since he refused to swear allegiance to
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461:; if the Royalists won control of ports like
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371:, a converted abbey, now a listed building.
1149:Naylor, Leonard; Jagger, Geoffrey (1983).
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723:defeated Charles' main field army at the
281:Laugharne began his career as a page to
1180:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
1083:A historical tour through Pembrokeshire
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433:First English Civil War; 1642 to 1646
405:. His grandson John (1666–1715), was
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278:, in which he fought on both sides.
72:1661 – November 1675
715:forfeited lands of John Barlow, in
663:. Confronted by fresh troops under
650:Wales; key locations, 1642 to 1648
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320:, and opposed radicals within the
283:Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
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1197:UK public library membership
178:Janet Owen (1588–after 1635)
374:His sister Dorothy married
176:John Laugharne (1584–1644)
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786:, Laugharne's headquarters
332:, but was defeated at the
313:surrendered in June 1646.
276:Wars of the Three Kingdoms
141:St Margaret's, Westminster
16:Welsh-born English soldier
1281:People from Pembrokeshire
260:
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46:Colonel Rowland Laugharne
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1081:Fenton, Richard (1811).
886:Naylor & Jagger 1983
836:, he was elected to the
343:, he was elected to the
326:Second English Civil War
305:during the 1642 to 1646
254:Second English Civil War
1160:The Leveller Revolution
1153:. Secker & Warburg.
1108:Hutton, Ronald (2003).
1103:. Secker & Warburg.
307:First English Civil War
248:First English Civil War
150:Anne Button (died 1681)
1204:Royle, Trevor (2004).
1189:10.1093/ref:odnb/16122
787:
750:religious Independents
309:, from 1643 until the
1301:English MPs 1661–1679
1127:Lloyd, Scott (2013).
782:
768:, which included Sir
208:Years of service
748:like Laugharne, and
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380:Member of Parliament
328:, he fought for the
287:Dutch war with Spain
56:Member of Parliament
1158:Rees, John (2016).
1099:Hayton, DW (2002).
1043:, pp. 436–438.
1031:, pp. 173–174.
968:, pp. 139–140.
838:Cavalier Parliament
413:from 1702 to 1715.
403:Glorious Revolution
345:Cavalier Parliament
334:Battle of St Fagans
168:Rowland (1640-1691)
1224:"St Brides Castle"
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665:Sir Charles Gerard
1215:978-0-349-11564-1
1195:(Subscription or
1136:. Gildas Research
1067:, pp. 19–20.
992:, pp. 16–17.
980:, pp. 13–16.
953:, pp. 74–75.
384:Pembroke Boroughs
268:Rowland Laugharne
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1271:1607 births
1065:Fenton 1811
990:Fenton 1811
966:Hutton 2003
951:Hutton 2003
939:Hutton 2003
910:Hayton 2002
673:Aberystwyth
459:Confederacy
449:, mayor of
443:Rice Powell
399:William III
295:Rice Powell
1265:Categories
1208:. Abacus.
1199:required.)
1053:Royle 2004
1041:Royle 2004
1017:Royle 2004
1002:Royle 2004
978:Lloyd 2013
898:Hardy 1911
856:References
762:Royal Navy
681:Carmarthen
639:Carmarthen
447:John Poyer
339:After the
301:forces in
291:John Poyer
188:Allegiance
106:circa 1607
88:Charles II
1162:. Verso.
1029:Rees 2016
850:shillings
823:Post 1648
817:St Fagans
734:Glamorgan
693:Laugharne
513:Laugharne
485:St Fagans
439:Charles I
361:St Brides
330:Royalists
324:. In the
318:Charles I
311:Royalists
297:, he led
229:Governor
173:Parent(s)
155:Relations
132:, England
109:St Brides
68:In office
842:Pembroke
685:Cardigan
677:Kidwelly
597:Cardigan
583:Anglesey
569:Chepstow
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