Battles in Cornwall
5 battles fought in Cornwall (England), in date order. Every battle is on the map; click one for its official boundary (where there is one), date and history.
What battles were fought in Cornwall?
This site maps 5 battles in Cornwall, from the Battle of Hingston Down (838) to the Battle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September (1644).
How many battlefields in Cornwall are officially listed?
4 of them are on the Historic England Register of Historic Battlefields: Battle of Braddock Down, Battle of Stratton, Battle of Lostwithiel 21 August, Battle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September. Their official boundaries are drawn on each battlefield page.
The war with the most battles here is the First English Civil War (4).
All battles in Cornwall
- Battle of Hingston Down 838anglo-saxon
- Battle of Braddock Down 1643First English Civil War · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Stratton 1643First English Civil War · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644First English Civil War · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644First English Civil War · officially listed battlefield
Counties: ceremonial counties in England (Yorkshire as the whole historic county), council areas in Scotland, principal areas in Wales and counties in Ireland, assigned from each battle’s map position using Natural Earth boundaries (public domain). Battles near a border may fall on the other side.