Battle of Braddock Down

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The Battle of Braddock Down was a significant 1643 engagement of the First English Civil War in Cornwall, where Royalist forces won a decisive victory over Parliamentarian troops.

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Battle of Braddock Down canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the First English Civil War ⓘ
belligerent Parliamentarians ⓘ
Royalists ⓘ
campaign Royalist western campaign of 1642–1643 ⓘ
combatantSide Parliamentarian forces ⓘ
Royalist forces of King Charles I ⓘ
commander Francis Bassett ⓘ
Ralph Hopton ⓘ
Sidney Godolphin ⓘ
William Ruthven ⓘ
conflict First English Civil War ⓘ
linked to: English Civil War
country England ⓘ
date 19 January 1643 ⓘ
era Early modern period ⓘ
followedBy Royalist advance towards Plymouth ⓘ
Royalist consolidation of control over most of Cornwall ⓘ
hasCasusBelli control of Cornwall and the West Country during the English Civil War ⓘ
location Braddock Down ⓘ
Cornwall ⓘ
militaryTheater Western theater of the First English Civil War ⓘ
near Liskeard ⓘ
notableFor capture of most of the Parliamentarian army in Cornwall ⓘ
collapse of Parliamentarian infantry under Royalist attack ⓘ
ParliamentarianAllegiance English Parliament ⓘ
ParliamentarianCasualties heavy ⓘ
ParliamentarianColoursCaptured multiple colours captured ⓘ
ParliamentarianCommander William Ruthven ⓘ
ParliamentarianGunsCaptured all artillery lost to Royalists ⓘ
ParliamentarianPrisonersTaken over 1,200 ⓘ
ParliamentarianStrength approximately 2,500 men ⓘ
partOf Royalist campaign in the West Country ⓘ
precededBy Royalist retreat into Cornwall in late 1642 ⓘ
province Duchy of Cornwall ⓘ
region South West England ⓘ
linked to: southwest England
result Royalist victory ⓘ
RoyalistAllegiance Charles I of England ⓘ
RoyalistCasualties light ⓘ
RoyalistCommander Francis Bassett ⓘ
Ralph Hopton ⓘ
Sidney Godolphin ⓘ
RoyalistStrength approximately 3,000 men ⓘ
strategicSignificance secured Cornwall for the Royalists ⓘ
weakened Parliamentarian presence in the West Country ⓘ
tacticalOutcome decisive Royalist victory ⓘ
terrain open downland ⓘ
year 1643 ⓘ

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Ralph Hopton → participatedIn → Battle of Braddock Down ⓘ
Royalist campaign in Cornwall → hasBattle → Battle of Braddock Down ⓘ