Simultaneously with the Aldgate and London Bridge attacks Fauconberg sent a column against Bishopsgate on the north-east of the city. The Bishopsgate assault was repelled by the city garrison without the breach achieved momentarily at Aldgate, demonstrating the difficulty of coordinating a multi-axis assault with irregular forces.
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