Military figures of the Cornish campaigns Cornwall in the English Civil War

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ralph hopton, lord hopton




the earl of brentford




jacob astley, 1st baron astley of reading
arthur capell, 1st baron capell of hadham
prince charles, duke of cornwall
william coryton
robert devereux, 3rd earl of essex (parliamentarian)
thomas fairfax (parliamentarian)
george goring, lord goring
bevil grenville
richard grenville
henry grey, 1st earl of stamford (parliamentarian)
ralph hopton
robert rich, 2nd earl of warwick (parliamentarian)
patrick ruthven, 1st earl of brentford
john robartes, 1st earl of radnor (parliamentarian)
william scawen
philip skippon
nicholas slanning
john trevanion






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