Battle of Gunnislake New Bridge

Battle of Gunnislake New Bridge
Part of the First English Civil War

Gunnislake New Bridge
Date20 July 1644
Location
Gunnislake, Cornwall
50°31′43″N 4°12′43″W / 50.52861°N 4.21194°W / 50.52861; -4.21194
Result Royalist victory
Belligerents
Royalists Kingdom of England Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
Sir Richard Grenville
Thomas Southcott		 Earl of Essex
William Balfour
Strength
~ 2000 ~ 2500
Casualties and losses
200 40

The Battle of Gunnislake New Bridge took place on 20 July 1644 on and around Gunnislake New Bridge, a bridge over the River Tamar between Cornwall and Devon, during the First English Civil War.