The Siege of Leicester

This timeline shows the chain of events that occurred during the 5 days of the siege of Leicester. The times are only based on what we have researched from books, and therefore may not be perfectly accurate.

*Day / Time*	*Event*

*27th May*
*Afternoon*	*Vanguard of Royalist army arrive*
*Late Afternoon*	*6000 men surround the city of Leicester*
*Early Evening*	*Lord Loughborough's regiment set up a siege battery on Raw Dykes*
*28th May*
*Early Morning*	*Langdale's cavalry arrive. Scouts begin to search for weak points around the city of Leicester.*
*Afternoon*	*A small group of Parliamentarian cavalry led by Major Innes and Captain Babington beat a larger group of Royalist cavalry at Belgrave.*
*29th May*

*30th May*
*15:00*	*Cannons positioned by the Royalists at Raw Dykes are ordered to fire at the Newarke, and continue for several hours.*
*31st May*
*1:00*	*by this time, most of the outer defences of the city, excluding the Newarke have been breached by the Royalists.*
*2:00*	*The last of the Parliamentarians within the city surrender.*

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