page_title: Cornwall in the English Civil War
section_title: 1642
hierarchical_section_title: Cornwall in the English Civil War / Civil War military actions in Cornwall and the South West / 1642
caption_attribution_description: English: Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton (1598-1652)
context_page_description: Cornwall played a significant role in the English Civil War, being a Royalist enclave in the generally Parliamentarian south-west.
context_section_description: In October 1642, Cornwall was secured for the king when some 10,000 men rose under the command of the local Royalist gentry and drove out the small force of Cornish Parliamentarians who had gathered at Launceston.The Cornish-Royalist Army was formed by Sir Ralph Hopton in 1642 and although their first invasion of Devon in November – December 1642 ended in failure the army secured the Cornish side of Plymouth Sound which marked a serious reverse for Parliamentarian forces.
caption: Ralph Hopton, Lord Hopton
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