The Cornish army's passage through Guildford — deep in the Surrey heartland — without opposition illustrated the inadequacy of early Tudor military organisation. Lord Daubeney's forces shadowed the rebels but did not engage, waiting for a more advantageous position. The army that had marched from Bodmin was now within twenty miles of London, an astonishing achievement for an essentially amateur rebel force.
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