BattlefieldsBodmin Muster — Cornwall for the King 1642
English Civil War

Bodmin Muster — Cornwall for the King 1642

1642
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
scattered Parliament supporters
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Hopton and Grenville Cornish Royalists forming
Outcome
Cornish Royalist army formed; campaign in the south-west initiated
The Battle

History & Significance

In the opening months of the Civil War, Sir Ralph Hopton and Sir Bevil Grenville mustered the Cornish Royalist army at Bodmin; the Cornwall trained bands and volunteers formed the infantry backbone of the Western Royalist army that would win Braddock Down and Stratton.

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