BattlefieldsPrayer Book Rebellion — Sampford Courtenay Final Battle 1549
Tudor

Prayer Book Rebellion — Sampford Courtenay Final Battle 1549

1549
England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Prayer Book Rebellion rebels
Forces
rebel remnant
VS
Victor
Lord Russell crown forces
Forces
Lord Russell crown forces
Outcome
Rebel remnant destroyed; leaders captured and executed; rebellion ends
The Battle

History & Significance

The final battle of the Prayer Book Rebellion took place where it had begun, at Sampford Courtenay, in mid-August 1549; the rebel remnant was defeated and the leaders captured; executions at Sampford Courtenay and elsewhere followed as Russell carried out the brutal pacification of Devon.

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