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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Stratton canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3986615 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Stratton Context triple: [John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, battle, Battle of Stratton]
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Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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Battle of Mount Harriet
The Battle of Mount Harriet was a key night assault during the 1982 Falklands War in which British forces captured a strategically important Argentine-held position overlooking Port Stanley.
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Battle of Mount Longdon
The Battle of Mount Longdon was a key night assault in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically important hill overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders.
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Battle of Averasborough
The Battle of Averasborough was an 1865 American Civil War engagement in North Carolina in which Union forces under William T. Sherman clashed with Confederate troops attempting to slow their advance during the Carolinas Campaign.
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Battle of Maidstone
The Battle of Maidstone was a 1648 engagement in Kent during the Second English Civil War, in which Royalist forces were defeated by Parliamentarian troops, helping to secure Parliamentary control in the conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Stratton Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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B.
Battle of Mount Harriet
The Battle of Mount Harriet was a key night assault during the 1982 Falklands War in which British forces captured a strategically important Argentine-held position overlooking Port Stanley.
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C.
Battle of Mount Longdon
The Battle of Mount Longdon was a key night assault in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically important hill overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders.
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D.
Battle of Averasborough
The Battle of Averasborough was an 1865 American Civil War engagement in North Carolina in which Union forces under William T. Sherman clashed with Confederate troops attempting to slow their advance during the Carolinas Campaign.
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E.
Battle of Maidstone
The Battle of Maidstone was a 1648 engagement in Kent during the Second English Civil War, in which Royalist forces were defeated by Parliamentarian troops, helping to secure Parliamentary control in the conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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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
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James Chudleigh ⓘ Ralph Hopton ⓘ Sidney Godolphin (the younger) ⓘ Sir Bevil Grenville ⓘ Sir John Berkeley ⓘ |
| conflict |
First English Civil War
ⓘ
linked to:
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
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Battles of the English Civil War ⓘ
linked to:
English Civil War
History of Cornwall ⓘ Military history of Devon ⓘ |
| involvedFaction |
Cornish Royalists
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linked to:
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
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outnumbered Royalist force defeated larger Parliamentarian army ⓘ |
| opponentObjective | Parliamentarian effort to contain Royalist forces in Cornwall ⓘ |
| partOf |
First English Civil War
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linked to:
English Civil War
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| 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
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Royalist army commanded by Ralph Hopton ⓘ |
| startDate | 1643-05-16 ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
Royalist consolidation of the West Country
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Royalists secured control of much of Cornwall ⓘ Royalists secured control of much of Devon ⓘ |
| territorialChange |
Royalist control extended over most of Cornwall
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Royalist influence extended into Devon ⓘ |
| theatre |
Western theatre of the First English Civil War
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linked to:
Western theatre of the English Civil War
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| year | 1643 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Stratton Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (6)
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