BattlefieldsFauconberg Assault on Bishopsgate 1471
Medieval

Fauconberg Assault on Bishopsgate 1471

1471
England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Fauconberg's Kentish forces
Forces
Bishopsgate city defenders
VS
Victor
City of London defenders
Forces
Kentish column c.2,000-3,000
Outcome
Bishopsgate assault repulsed; northern attack on the city failed entirely
The Battle

History & Significance

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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