Today in 1646, the Royalist Forces in Cornwall, commanded by Sir Ralph Hopton, surrendered to the Parliamentarians under the command of General Thomas Fairfax at Tresillian Bridge

                                                                                                                                                A Map of Tresillian Area (1650)

The gentry of Civil War Cornwall was split between support or opposition to King Charles I with the west of the county significantly more Royalist than the eastern regions.  In contrast, the yeomen and lower gentry across Cornwall were firmly Royalist, perhaps anticipating some form of autonomy with a Royalist victory.  Many famous Royalist victories occurred in the first few years but by 1645, the county was coming under Parliamentary control with the Royalists being routed and survivors fleeing the county either abroad or to Scilly.  The final decisive action was the surrender of the Royalist forces at Tresillian Bridge, an important trading port just outside Truro.