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Oxford Landing at St Michael's Mount 1473

1473
England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Oxford
Forces
Yorkist besieging force under Bodrigan
VS
Victor
Yorkists
Forces
Oxford with approximately 400 men
Outcome
Oxford's garrison surrendered; Oxford imprisoned in Hammes Castle Calais until 1484; Lancastrian resistance demonstrated but unsustainable without support
The Battle

History & Significance

John de Vere Earl of Oxford seized St Michael's Mount in Cornwall in September 1473 with a small force from France, hoping to spark a Lancastrian rising in the west country. The venture failed to ignite popular support and after a siege of several months Oxford was forced to surrender in February 1474.

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Scheduled Monuments near Oxford Landing at St Michael's Mount 1473

Four crosses on St Michael's Mount
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Round called Lescudjack Castle
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 miles
Market cross
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
Scheduled monument · ~3.3 miles
Medieval wayside cross at Paul
Scheduled monument · ~3.6 miles
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