Battle of Braddock Down

Battle of Braddock Down
Part of the First English Civil War
Historical re-enactment of the Battle of Braddock Down in England
Date 19 January 1643 Location Braddock Down, Cornwall 50°24′51″N 4°34′2″W / 50.41417°N 4.56722°W / 50.41417; -4.56722 Result Royalist victory
Belligerents
Royalists	Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
Sir Ralph Hopton	William Ruthven
Strength
5,000	4,000
Casualties and losses
Low	200 killed 1,500 captured[1]
Braddock Down class=notpageimage| Cornwall

The Battle of Braddock Down took place during the south-western campaign of the First English Civil War. It was fought on open ground in Cornwall, on 19 January 1643. An apparently easy victory for the Royalists under Sir Ralph Hopton secured Cornwall for King Charles and confirmed Hopton's reputation as a commander. Hopton also gained respect for the mercy shown to his foe, of whom 1,500 were captured during and after the battle. The precise location of the battlefield is a matter of dispute, though English Heritage believe it to be within parkland at Boconnoc.