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English Civil War

Penruddock Rising — Launceston Pursuit Context 1655

1655
Devon, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Devon, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist
Forces
Royalist insurgency
VS
Victor
Parliamentary
Forces
Parliamentary western garrison
Outcome
No Royalist activity developed in Cornwall; Parliamentary control of the west consolidated after the South Molton capture.
The Battle

History & Significance

After Penruddock's capture at South Molton, Parliamentary forces swept the western counties for any remnants of the 1655 rising. Launceston as the gateway to Cornwall was garrisoned to prevent any escape by sea or any Cornish Royalist response to the rising.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Penruddock Rising — Launceston Pursuit Context 1655

Animal pound at The Pound, 620m south of Roborough House
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Prehistoric enclosures on Dewerstone Hill, 500m south east of Dewerstone Cottage
Scheduled monument · ~3.5 miles
Crownhill Fort
Scheduled monument · ~3.8 miles
Knowle battery
Scheduled monument · ~3.8 miles
Woodland fort
Scheduled monument · ~3.9 miles
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