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Title: Battle of Torrington 1646
Post by: carojon on 04 December 2016, 04:51:55 PM

I've posted a report on our walk around the town of Great Torrington in Devon.

(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OC37EvGlLQs/WEME4AHBXQI/AAAAAAAAUrw/kTo73qFPDtAR2UT7t1TEBmTTMCMLP4o2ACLcB/s1600/DSCF4797a.jpg)

The battle was fought through the town in darkness, caused a massive explosion in the town church and featured an all star cast with Generals Hopton, Fairfax and Cromwell and with a fifteen year old Prince Charles thrown in for good measure.

If you would like to know more about our walk around this battlefield, then follow the link to JJ's

http://jjwargames.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/battlefields-in-devon-battle-of.html

Jonathan

Title: Re: Battle of Torrington 1646
Post by: jambo1 on 04 December 2016, 04:54:20 PM

Nice one!! Going to enjoy having a good read of this, looks very interesting indeed! :)

Title: Re: Battle of Torrington 1646
Post by: Codsticker on 04 December 2016, 09:11:18 PM

That is an excellent blog post.*thumbs up*

Title: Re: Battle of Torrington 1646
Post by: Sparrow on 05 December 2016, 06:33:46 AM

Well done on bringing this ECW battle to life!!!

Title: Re: Battle of Torrington 1646
Post by: carojon on 06 December 2016, 08:25:05 AM

Thanks chaps, glad you enjoyed the read. I had been aware of the battle at Torrington for years but had never properly studied it so it was really fun walking it and having a clear understanding of time and events. The Black Horse was a bonus.
Cheers
JJ