Battle of Sourton Down
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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 Ral
Sourton Down; the hedges and landscape helped the Parliamentarian ambush
Sir Ralph Hopton, Royalist commander at Sourton Down
Nicholas Slanning
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Sir Nicholas Slanning was a soldier and landowner from Devon who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He served in the Royalist army during the First English Civil War and was mortally wound
Battle of Sourton Down
…bands, reluctant to serve outside Cornwall, or under non-Cornish "foreigners"; this meant prominent roles for three locals, Sir Bevil Grenville, Sir Nicholas Slanning, and John Trevanion. Parliamentarian supporters in Devon also raised troops, initially commanded by the Earl of Pembroke. James Chudleigh, son of a…
Pendennis Castle; Slanning was Governor 1635 to 1643