Battlefields›Cornish Rebellion at Deptford 1497
Tudor

Cornish Rebellion at Deptford 1497

1497
Cornwall, England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Cornwall, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Cornish rebel army
Forces
the Cornish rebel army
VS
Victor
Royal forces under Lord Daubeney
Forces
Royal forces under Lord Daubeney
Outcome
The rebel army was routed at Deptford Bridge and its leaders captured and executed. Henry VII authority was maintained and the rebellion collapsed.
The Battle

History & Significance

The Cornish rebels who marched across England to protest taxation were defeated at the Battle of Deptford Bridge by royal forces under Lord Daubeney. The defeat ended the Cornish rising.

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Cornish Rebellion at Deptford 1497

Wayside cross 55m north east of Laninval House
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Wayside cross at Bodwannick Manor Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Ruthern Bridge with adjacent ford
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Churchyard cross in Lanivet churchyard, 5m west of the church
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Churchyard cross in Lanivet churchyard, 30m north of the church
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
More from this era

Other Tudor Battles

Rhys ap Thomas Pacification of Glamorgan 1486
1486
Bridgend, Wales
Rhys ap Thomas Mustering for Bosworth 1485
1485
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Henry Tudor's March — Dale to Bosworth
1485
Leicestershire, England
Skirmish at Welshpool during Henry Tudor March 1485
1485
Powys, Wales
Aubrey Research

Explore the landscape around Cornwall

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.

Research a location near Cornwall
All Battlefields