'The Siege of Colchester by the Lord Fairfax as it was with the Line & Outworks', 1648. By W. Keymer. The Siege of Colchester occurred in the 1648, during the Second English Civil War. Colchester found itself under siege when the Royalist army was attacked by the Parliamentary force of Thomas Fairfax (1612-1671). The Parliamentarians' initial attack forced the Royalist army to retreat behind the town's walls. Despite the privations of the siege, the Royalists resisted for eleven weeks and only surrendered following the defeat of the Royalist army at the Battle of Preston.

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