BattlefieldsPembrokeshire Piracy and Raid Response 1550
Tudor

Pembrokeshire Piracy and Raid Response 1550

1550
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Irish Sea pirates
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Crown naval patrol boats and local armed retinues
Outcome
Pirate raids temporarily checked; several pirates captured and hanged at Pembroke
The Battle

History & Significance

The Pembrokeshire coast was repeatedly raided by pirates operating from Irish Sea bases during the mid-Tudor period. Crown vessels and armed local retinues were organised to intercept raiders landing on the coast. Several armed confrontations on the Pembrokeshire shoreline resulted in the capture of pirates and the dispersal of landing parties.

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