. . . . "400-800" . "attacked the town" . . . . "Portsmouth" . "besiegers of Portsmouth and the beleaguered garrison" . . "Siege of Portsmouth (1642)" . "siege" . . "Unknown" . . . "England" . "2+ cannons" . . "7 ships" . . "Royalists" . "22pxParliamentarians" . "besiege it" . "1 ship captured" . "Siege of Portsmouth" . "capturing Portsmouth" . "Portsmouth surrendered" . "1 ship" . . "1642-09-07" . "fighting broke out" . "Parliamentarian victory" . . "been captured" . . "bombard Portsmouth" . "Siege of Portsmouth" . "500" .