Battle of Stratton

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The Battle of Stratton was a key 1643 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Royalist forces secured control of much of Cornwall and Devon from the Parliamentarians.

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instanceOf battle
engagement of the First English Civil War
alsoKnownAs Battle of Stamford Hill
associatedWith Cornish Royalist gentry
belligerent Parliamentarians
Royalists
combatant Parliamentarian forces in the West Country
Royalist forces in the West Country
commander Earl of Stamford
James Chudleigh
Ralph Hopton
Sidney Godolphin (the younger)
Sir Bevil Grenville
John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton
surface form: Sir John Berkeley
conflict English Civil War
surface form: First English Civil War
country Kingdom of England
date 1643-05-16
endDate 1643-05-16
era Early modern period
followedBy further Royalist advances in Devon and Cornwall
geographicalContext near Bude in north Cornwall
hasCategory 1643 in England
English Civil War
surface form: Battles of the English Civil War

History of Cornwall
Military history of Devon
involvedFaction Royalists
surface form: Cornish Royalists

Parliamentarian forces from Devon and Somerset
location Stratton, Cornwall
militaryContext Civil war between Charles I and the English Parliament
notableFeature Royalist assault up steep slopes against entrenched Parliamentarian positions
outnumbered Royalist force defeated larger Parliamentarian army
opponentObjective Parliamentarian effort to contain Royalist forces in Cornwall
partOf English Civil War
surface form: First English Civil War
precededBy early Royalist–Parliamentarian clashes in the West Country
primaryObjective Royalist attempt to break Parliamentarian control in the West Country
result Royalist victory
side Parliamentarian army commanded by the Earl of Stamford
Royalist army commanded by Ralph Hopton
startDate 1643-05-16
strategicConsequence Royalist consolidation of the West Country
Royalists secured control of much of Cornwall
Royalists secured control of much of Devon
territorialChange Royalist control extended over most of Cornwall
Royalist influence extended into Devon
theatre Western theatre of the English Civil War
surface form: Western theatre of the First English Civil War
year 1643

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Ralph Hopton participatedIn Battle of Stratton