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	HOPTON, BARON - LoveToKnow Article on HOPTON, BARON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		HOPTON, RALPH HOPTON, BARON (I 5981652), Royalist commander in the English Civil War, was the son of Robert Hopton of ~Vitham, Somerset.
		He appears to have been educated at Lincoln College, Oxford, and to have served in the army of the Elector Palatine in the early campaigns of the Thirty Years \iar, and in 1624 he was lieutenant-colonel of a regiment raised in England to serve in Mansfelds army.
		It was no longer possible to stem the tide of the parliaments victory, and Hopton, defeated in his last stand at Torrington on the f 6th of February 1646, surrendered to Fairfax.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /H/HO/HOPTON_BARON.htm (1278 words)

	Ralph Hopton: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Ralph Hopton
		Baron Ralph Hopton (1598-1652), Royalist commander in the English Civil War, was the son of Robert Hopton of Witham, Somerset.
		He appears to have been educated at Lincoln College, Oxford, and to have served in the army of the Frederick V, Elector Palatine in the early campaigns of the Thirty Years' War, and in 1624 he was lieutenant-colonel of a regiment raised in England to serve in Mansfeld's army.
		It was no longer possible to stem the tide of the parliament?s victory, and Hopton, defeated in his last stand at Torrington on February 16, 1646, surrendered to Thomas Fairfax.
	www.encyclopedian.com /ra/Ralph-Hopton.html (391 words)

	Ralph HOPTON of Witham Friary (Sir Knight) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		(with Robert Hopton) marshal of the Household from 1560; surveyor of ct. of augmentations, Som.
		Hopton, kinsman of the half-blood to Owen, Arthur and Robert Hopton, began his career in Thomas Cromwell's household whence he moved into that of the King.
		Though a supporter of Northumberland, Hopton was elected to Mary's first Parliament where he ‘stood for the true religion’.
	www.tudorplace.com.ar /Bios/RalphHopton.htm (387 words)

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		Ralph Everard Gonsalves (born 1945), popularly known as "Comrade Ralph," is the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines.
		Ralph Maxwell Lewis (1904 - January 1987), the son of Harvey Spencer Lewis, was the Imperator of AMORC from 1939 to 1987.
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	Sir Ralph, Lord, Hopton 1596-1651
		Ralph Hopton was born at Witham, Somerset, the eldest son of a wealthy landowner.
		As a confidante of the King, Hopton was chosen to lead a delegation to present the Grand Remonstrance at Hampton Court on 1 December 1641.
		Hopton commanded a division in the manoeuvres to encircle and trap Essex's army at Lostwithiel.
	www.british-civil-wars.co.uk /biog/hopton.htm (1170 words)

	aboutlordhopton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Ralph Hopton was born in March 1596 into a rich family with an unblemished record of military and civil service.
		By November 1642 Hopton was in command of an army of Cornish troops of 5000 foot, 300 dragoons, 200 horse and five small guns.
		Hopton stayed loyal to the crown and served under Charles II but was not one of his favourites.
	www.lordhopton.nildram.co.uk /aboutlordhopton.htm (589 words)

	Richard Newman of Fifehead
		Ralph now marched on Chudleigh's army at Stratton and in one of the most spirited battles of the civil war, the Battle of Stratton, Ralph and Bevil Grenville, despite being heavily outnumbered defeated the parliamentarians under the command of Chudleigh and the Earl of Stamford.
		Ralph was recalled to Oxford and appointed to the Prince of Wales's Privy Council as military adviser and councillor to Prince Charles the future Charles II.
		Ralph was removed from the prince's council in Breda Holland and retired to Wesel, because as a Puritan and his distrust of the Scots, he opposed the plan for a Scottish Army to enter England, restoring the prince to the throne and establishing Presbyterianism as the national religion.
	www.newman-family-tree.net /Sir-Ralph-Hopton.html (4759 words)

	1643: Cornwall, the West and South-West (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Sir Ralph Hopton secured command of five regiments of foot and one of horse for the King in Cornwall.
		Following his victory at Braddock Down in Cornwall, Sir Ralph Hopton manoeuvred against the Earl of Stamford on the border with Devon.
		Sir Ralph Hopton's army of 4,000 foot, 2,000 horse and 300 dragoons manoeuvred around to the steep north face of the hill.
	www.british-civil-wars.co.uk /military/1643-cornwall.htm (1307 words)

	SIR BEVIL GRENVILLE - LoveToKnow Article on SIR BEVIL GRENVILLE
		At the outbreak of the Civil War he and others of the gentry not only proclaimed the kings Commission of Array at Launceston assizes, but also persuaded the grand jury of the county to declare their opponents guilty of riot and unlawful assembly, whereupon the Posse comihalus was called out to expel them.
		Under the command of Sir Ralph Hopton, Sir Bevil took a distinguished part in the action of Bradock Down, and at Stratton (16 May 1643),where the parliamentary earl of Stamford was completely routed by the Cornishmen, led one of the storming parties which captured Chudleighs lines (Clarendon, ~ 89).
		Hopton they revered and respected, but Grenville they loved as peculiarly their own commander, and after his death there is little more heard of the reckless valour which had won Stratton and Lansdown.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GR/GRENVILLE_SIR_BEVIL.htm (400 words)

	Bodmin, Cornwall, England - historical notes related to genealogy on Pat Patterson's Pages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		In the beginning of November, Sir Ralph Hopton being at Pendennis at the head of 500 men, "a body of 500 or 600 fishermen, with their wives, armed with spits, clubs, and stones, in a violent and rustic manner attacked Bodmin and plundered the inhabitants of all their plate and pewter." [ Brit.
		Hopton, with such force as he had at his disposal, was at Launceston, and the first object of the Parliamentary general was to prevent reinforcements from reaching him.
		Hopton retreated westward, and on the 14th of the same month was compelled to surrender at Truro.
	www.patp.us /reading/bodmin.shm (3261 words)

	The ECW Pages - Lord Ralph Hopton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Hopton studied at Oxford before gaining military experience in the Thirty Years War.
		Hopton raised an army in Cornwall, and went on to take most of Devon in 1643.
		Hopton was made Baron of Stratton in September of 1643.
	www.earlofessex.org.uk /ecw/people/hopton.html (139 words)

	Battle of Roundway Down - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lord Ralph Hopton's army had formerly drawn with Waller at Lansdowne, but was weakened and moved to Devizes, which Waller besieged with his artillery.
		However, the coming of cavalry reinforcements from Oxford, led by Prince Maurice (nephew of King Charles I), forced Waller to draw off from the siege and ready for battle.
		Hopton, however, saw the opening and sallied forth from Devizes to attack from behind.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Roundway_Down (217 words)

	1644: Battle of Cheriton (Alresford) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Lord Hopton spent the winter of 1643/4 recruiting and training his army around Winchester in preparation for the continuation of his eastward march towards London.
		Hopton was now anxious to attack the vulnerable Parliamentarian right flank but Lord Forth, who was senior to Hopton, preferred to stand on the defensive.
		The lie of the land prevented Bard from seeing that he was leading his men straight towards Sir Arthur Haselrig's formidable regiment of cuirassiers, who countercharged and cut Bard's regiment to pieces.
	www.british-civil-wars.co.uk /military/1644-cheriton.htm (401 words)

	War - Text only version
		The marquess immediately instructed Sir Ralph Hopton, MP for Wells, and two others to take a force of 100 cavalry to Shepton Mallet, where they were to read aloud the Commission of Array.
		Hopton attempted to read the Commission, but Strode interrupted, saying, ‘I come not to hear petitions, but to suppress insurrections,’ and demanded that Hopton leave town.
		One of Strode's servants grabbed a pistol and threatened Hopton with it at point-blank range, but the gun was snatched away from him.
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	Articles - William Waller (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		He was then called upon to oppose the advance of Sir Ralph Hopton and the Royalist western army, and though more or less defeated in the hard-fought battle of Lansdowne (near Bath) he shut up the enemy in Devizes.
		However, Hopton and a relieving force from Oxford inflicted a crushing defeat upon Waller's army at the Battle of Roundway Down (13 July 1643).
		Though successful in stopping Hopton's second advance at Cheriton (March 1644), he was defeated by Charles I in the war of manoeuvre which ended with the action of Cropredy Bridge (June 1644), and in the second battle of Newbury in October 1644 his tactical success at the village of Speen led to nothing.
	www.lastring.com /articles/William_Waller?mySession=82a67791600a4309ba5f516072eaf5af (845 words)

	Sir William Waller, (1597-1668)
		However, Maurice was soon withdrawn from the area, and Waller recovered, capturing Hereford on 25 April, but the increasing threat posed by the Royalists of Cornwall commanded by Sir Ralph Hopton was soon to engage all of his attention.
		His first move, in early November, was to attempt to besiege Basing House, but within days he was forced to abandon this attempt by a mutiny of the London Trained Bands, unwilling to serve away from London unless in an emergency.
		He defeated one quarter of Hopton's army at Alton (13 December 1643), then captured Arundel Castle on 6 January, where he took 1,000 prisoners, 500 of whom changed sides.
	www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/people_waller.html (1180 words)

	Shepton Mallet - History - The Civil War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Sir Ralph Hopton, the MP for Wells, along with Thomas Smith and Sir Fernando Gorges, to take a force of one hundred cavalry to Shepton Mallet.
		Hopton attempted to read the petition sent to the Marquess, but Strode replied, "I come not to hear petitions, but to suppress insurrections," and demanded that Hopton leave the town.
		One of Colonel Strode's servants grabbed a pistol, and threatened Hopton with it at point-blank range, but the gun was snatched away by a fellow Sheptonian, a Mr White.
	www.shepton-mallet.org.uk /history/civilwar.htm (821 words)

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		Hopton's infantry were superior in numbers and quality, but Ruthven enjoyed an advantage in cavalry.
		Eventually, Hopton, fearing the arrival of the Earl of Stamford with more Parliamentary troops, decided to attack.
		At the sight of the Cornish advance, Ruthven's newly levied troops turned and ran, and the rout was compounded by the inhabitants of Liskeard deciding to demonstrate their loyalties by turning on the fleeing troops.
	www.fmft.net /archives/000731.html (412 words)

	Plymouth Place Names - Hopton Close (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Sir Ralph Hopton (1598-1652), from Somerset, was a sitting MP from 1624 until 1642 when he was expelled for his Royalist leanings.
		Here however Hopton was thwarted and moved back into Cornwall where he later met with Ruthven's men again forcing them back across the Tamar and putting Plymouth under effective siege for the first time.
		Created Lord Hopton by the King in 1643, he eventually was forced to surrender, at Truro, in 1646 and died in exile, in Bruges.
	www.chrisrobinson.co.uk /places/hoptonclose.shtml (196 words)

	Hopton, Ralph Hopton, Baron -- Encyclopædia Britannica
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	Battle
		Waller caught Hopton on the outskirts of Devizes, but most of the Royalists managed to make it to defensible positions within the town.
		Hopton arranged to send a group of horsemen to Oxford for help.
		This troop was led by Prince Maurice, whom Hopton had carried on his horse, inside the Queen of Bohemia, all those years before.
	www.strum.co.uk /wessex/battle.htm (741 words)

	Battle of Cheriton
		Hopton, reinforced by the Earl of Forth and a detachment of troops from Oxford advanced from Alresford to meet the Parliamentarians under Waller who were approaching from the direction of East Meon.
		Then on the other flank, Sir Henry Bard without orders from Hopton decided to charge the enemy forces which were partially hidden by the lie of the land.
		Hopton was forced to retire to Oxford to be absorbed into the King's main army leaving most of the area to the south of the Thames in Parliamentarian hands.
	www.theteacher99.btinternet.co.uk /ecivil/cheriton.htm (294 words)

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		A personal friend of Ralph Hopton, Waller was fated to be his principal opponent in a close-fought duel which lasted almost a year.
		Learning from Hopton's papers captured there that Hopton was under orders to march into Somerset to link up with Prince Maurice, Parliament's General in the West, the Earl of Stamford, launched a full-scale invasion of Cornwall in order to pre-empt the Royalist plan.
		Hopton was under siege by Waller when, on July 13th, a force of Royalists horse under Lord Wilmot appeared on Roundway Down, and, in one of the most complete Royalist victories of the war, smashed Waller's army.
	www.caliverbooks.com /ecw/history/history.htm (3941 words)

	Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton (1598-1652) was a Royalist commander in the English Civil War.
		His first achievement was to rally Cornwall to the royal cause by indicting the enemy before the grand jury of the county as disturbers of the peace, and had the posse comitatus called out to expel them; his next, to carry the war from there into Devon.
		This page was last modified 13:46, 19 September 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ralph_Hopton (423 words)

	HOPTON
		"HOPTON" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time.
		"HOPTON" is used about 16 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English.
		The following table summarizes the usage of "HOPTON" based on a population census conducted in the United States.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/HOPTON (395 words)

	Regimental History
		They left their families to fight for their landlord, their MP or the Governor of their castle, very few of them understood the cause they were fighting for and many of them would never return to their homes.
		Slanning’s regiment was part of Sir Ralph Hopton’s Western Army which drove the Parliamentarians out of Cornwall at Braddock Down and Stratton in 1643.
		Slanning and his friend Trevannion were now the corner-stones of Hopton’s force as it marched on to besiege Parliamentarian Bristol.
	website.lineone.net /~slanning/regimental_history.htm (486 words)

	Lansdown
		Ralph Lord Hopton fought and gained a strongly defended position of Sir William Waller managing to keep the field after dark, Waller falling back on Bath.
		Waller, guesing that Hopton was to attack Bath, fortified the southern approaches to the City, but when the Royalists went round, to avoid the Avon and attack from the north, Waller marched his troops out the Landsdown Hill to meet them.
		Following the battle, an ammunition wagon, supposedly also transporting prisoners who were smoking, blew up and appart from destroying a large part of the remaining powder also badly wounded Sir Ralph Hopton himself, making him unable to take a full part in the actions to come.
	www.clash-of-steel.co.uk /scripts/view_engagement.pl?key=LANSDOWN01 (517 words)

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