BattlefieldsFirst Percy Rebellion — Northumberland Feigns Illness 1403
Medieval

First Percy Rebellion — Northumberland Feigns Illness 1403

1403
Northumberland, England
Also known as: Northumberland does not come to Shrewsbury 1403 · Percy Earl feigns illness
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Northumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Hotspur (deprived of reinforcement)
Forces
Hotspur's force that fought alone at Shrewsbury
VS
Victor
Henry IV (by default)
Forces
Northumberland's northern host
Outcome
Northumberland did not march his forces south to join Hotspur at Shrewsbury; whether through illness treachery or calculation he remained in Northumberland
The Battle

History & Significance

Northumberland's absence at Shrewsbury may have been the decisive factor; had his northern forces combined with Hotspur the rebels would have outnumbered Henry IV

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