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Battle of Fornham St Genevieve

1173
Suffolk, England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Suffolk, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Flemish mercenaries (with rebel earl)
Forces
English local forces; Flemings destroyed
VS
Victor
Royal forces
Forces
c.3,000 Flemish mercenaries
Outcome
English royal forces, led by the Justiciar Ranulf de Glanvill, comprehensively defeated the Flemish mercenaries and their rebel allies, with the Flemish force largely destroyed and the Earl of Leicester captured.
The Battle

History & Significance

Royal forces routed Flemish rebels; young William Marshal's first battle

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Fornham St Genevieve

Babwell Friary (remains of)
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Sites NW and SE of Fornham All Saints
Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
St Saviour's Hospital
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
Bury St Edmund's Abbey: including the monks' cemetery and outer precinct and vineyard walls
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
The Chapel of the Charnel
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
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