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Battle of Stratton

Battle of Stratton
BelligerentsRoyalistsParliamentariansCommanders and leadersSir Ralph Hopton
Sir Bevil Grenville
Sir Nicholas SlanningEarl of Stamford
James ChudleighStrength 2,400 foot
500 horse
8 guns 5,400 foot
200 horse
13 gunsCasualties and losses 90 dead 300 dead
1,700 captured

The Battle of Stratton, also known as the Battle of Stamford Hill, took place on 16 May 1643, at Stratton in Cornwall, during the First English Civil War. In the battle, the Royalists destroyed the Parliamentarians' field army in Devon and Cornwall.