Battles & Campaigns · 1643
Battle of Stratton
Stratton, Cornwall, England, UK
What happened
At 5 a.m. Hopton attacked the Parliamentarian position on a hill from four sides at once. Close fighting went on for about eight hours. The Royalists reached the top in the afternoon, and the Parliamentarian army fled.
Why it matters
It destroyed Parliament's field army in Devon and Cornwall. Hopton quickly took Cornwall and most of Devon for the King.
What came next
Hopton's army marched east and fought Waller at Lansdowne in July.
Did you know?
The Parliamentarian second-in-command, James Chudleigh, was captured and then changed sides to the Royalists.
Timeline
- 16 May 1643Battle of Stratton.
- 5 Jul 1643Battle of Lansdowne.
- 13 Jul 1643Battle of Roundway Down.
- 26 Jul 1643Royalists capture Bristol.