Battle of Stratton
The Battle of Stratton, also known as the Battle of Stamford Hill, took place on 16 May 1643, at Stratton in Cornwall, during the First English Civil War. In the battle the Royalists destroyed Parliament's field army in Devon and Cornwall.
| Battle of Stratton | |||||||
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| Part of the First English Civil War | |||||||
Site of the Battle of Stratton, in Cornwall | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Royalists | Parliamentarians | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Sir Ralph Hopton Sir Bevil Grenville Sir Nicholas Slanning |
Earl of Stamford James Chudleigh | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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2,400 foot 500 horse 8 guns |
5,400 foot 200 horse 13 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 90 dead |
300 dead 1,700 captured | ||||||
Exeter
Wells
Barnstaple
Sherborne
Launceston
Roundway Down
Bodmin
Stratton
Plymouth
Langport
Truro
Western England, 1643
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