BattlefieldsArmada — Cornwall County Muster at Bodmin 1588
Tudor

Armada — Cornwall County Muster at Bodmin 1588

1588
Cornwall, England
Also known as: Cornwall militia muster Armada 1588 · Bodmin Armada muster Cornwall 1588
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Cornwall, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Spain (Armada)
Forces
Pendennis and St Mawes reinforced; Lizard watch parties
VS
Victor
England
Forces
Cornwall trained bands and county militia
Outcome
Cornwall county militia mustered at Bodmin; trained bands deployed to coastal positions at Pendennis, St Mawes, and along the Cornish coast; additional artillery sent to Pendennis Castle
The Battle

History & Significance

The Cornwall county muster at Bodmin in 1588 mobilised the county force that would be the first land army to face a Spanish landing if the Armada had put troops ashore in the south-west. Bodmin, as the county town of Cornwall, was the administrative centre of the muster system. The rapid deployment of Cornish trained bands to Pendennis and St Mawes castles demonstrated how effectively Henry VIII original Device Fort garrisons had been integrated into the county defence system over the preceding fifty years.

Casualties & Losses

None

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