What the records say
- When
- 25 Apr 1643
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 50.70° N, 4.06° W
- Description
- 1643 battle of the first English civil war
Battle of Sourton Down
1643 battle of the First English Civil War
The Battle of Sourton Down took place on 25 April 1643, near Sourton, in Devon, during the First English Civil War. A Parliamentarian force under James Chudleigh defeated a Royalist army under Sir Ralph Hopton. Casualties on both sides were light, and the result had little impact on the strategic position in the West Country.
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