50°57′11″N 4°08′28″W / 50.953°N 4.141°W
Battle of Torrington | |||||||
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Part of the First English Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Royalists | Parliamentarians | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sir Ralph Hopton | Sir Thomas Fairfax | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3,000 horse 2,000 foot | 10,000 |
The Battle of Torrington (16 February 1646) was a decisive battle of the south-western campaign of the First English Civil War and marked the end of Royalist resistance in the West Country. It took place in Torrington, Devon.