# Earl of Stamford — The Splendid Spur character guide

> Earl of Stamford in The Splendid Spur by Arthur Quiller-Couch.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Stamford, the Earl of Stamford, Earl o' Stamford

**First appearance:** 0017-xvi-the-battle-of-stamford-heath

## Who they are

A parliamentarian commander.

## Relationships

### [Colonel Essex](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_spur_se/characters/colonel_essex)

_rivalry_

Colonel Essex and the Earl of Stamford are opposing military commanders, locked in a professional and personal rivalry.

### [Colonel Essex](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_spur_se/characters/colonel_essex)

_rivalry_

Colonel Essex and the Earl of Stamford are opposing military commanders, locked in a professional and personal rivalry.

## In the story

### [I Break Out of Prison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_spur_se/chapters/ix-i-break-out-of-prison)

Plots with Colonel Essex to ambush Cornish forces; Jack overhears their conversation.

### [How Joan Saved the Army of the West; and Saw the Fight on Braddock Down](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_spur_se/chapters/xii-how-joan-saved-the-army-of-the-west-and-saw-the-fight-on-braddock-down)

Mentioned as the commander of rebel forces at Launceston.

### [The Battle of Stamford Heath](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_spur_se/chapters/xvi-the-battle-of-stamford-heath)

Leader of the enemy forces; his advance in the northeast is reported, and his army is encamped on the hill.

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