Parliament cavalry under Cromwell surprised Royalist horse quartered at Bovey Tracey in January 1646, routing them and capturing horses, pistols and supplies; the action crippled Royalist cavalry strength in Devon at a critical moment as Fairfax closed on Torrington.
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