Gaunt, Peter2024-05-082024-05-082023-10-27Gaunt, P. (2023). A Tale of Two Cities: garrisons, strongholds, fortifications and sieges in the English civil war. In S. Ede-Borret & D. Flintham (Eds.), Batter their walls, gates and forts: The proceedings of the 2022 English Civil War Fortress Symposium. Helion.9781804514610http://hdl.handle.net/10034/628662This chapter explores the nature and role of garrisons and garrison warfare in the English civil war, focusing on the role of defended towns, refortified castles, fortified mansions and other strongholds. It goes on to compare and contrast Chester and Gloucester as strongholds and their role in the civil war.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/English civil warBook chapter