BattlefieldsBattle of Great Torrington
English Civil War

Battle of Great Torrington

1646
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Parliamentarians: 10,000 under Sir Thomas Fairfax
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Royalists: 3,000 horse and 2,000 foot under Sir Ralph Hopton
Outcome
Decisive Parliamentarian victory; the explosion of the Royalist gunpowder magazine stored in Torrington church during the fighting effectively ended organised Royalist resistance in the West Country, marking the conclusion of the south-western campaign of the First English Civil War.
The Battle

History & Significance

The Battle of Torrington (16 February 1646) was a decisive battle of the south-western campaign of the First English Civil War and marked the end of Royalist resistance in the West Country. It took place in Torrington, Devon.

Confirmed battlefield location
Casualties & Losses

not recorded

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