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English Civil War

Hopton Castle Massacre 1644

1644
Shropshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Shropshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarian
Forces
Parliamentary garrison of 33 men
VS
Victor
Royalist
Forces
Royalist Shropshire forces approximately 500
Outcome
Royalist capture followed by massacre of surrendered garrison; incident inflamed passions and contributed to retaliatory executions elsewhere.
The Battle

History & Significance

Hopton Castle in Shropshire was held by a Parliamentary garrison of 33 men who resisted a Royalist force of 500 for three weeks. When the castle fell in March 1644, the garrison was massacred after surrender, becoming known as Hopton Quarter.

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