EuropeEvent
Battle of Great Torrington
- When
- 1646
- Where
- Great Torrington
- Episodes
- 1
On 16 February 1646, Parliamentarian forces defeated the Royalist army under Sir Ralph Hopton at Great Torrington in Devon. This engagement marked the end of organized Royalist resistance in the West Country during the First English Civil War.
Episodes
Background and detail
The Battle. Parliamentarian forces approached Great Torrington from the east on the evening of 16 February 1646. The resulting battle was decisive, leading to the defeat of the Royalist army and effectively ending their military presence in the region.
People involved
- Sir Ralph Hopton · Royalist commander in the west
- Lord Wentworth · Royalist horse commander
- Sir Richard Grenville · Royalist foot commander
Sources
- Battle of Torrington Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20
Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.