BattlefieldsHenry VII — Perkin Warbeck Kent Feint and Navy Response 1495
Tudor

Henry VII — Perkin Warbeck Kent Feint and Navy Response 1495

1495
Kent, England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Kent, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Perkin Warbeck
Forces
Warbeck with Burgundian escort ship
VS
Victor
Henry VII
Forces
Royal naval patrol of three or four vessels
Outcome
No second landing attempted; naval watch effective; Warbeck moved to Ireland.
The Battle

History & Significance

After the failed Deal landing Henry VII assembled a small naval patrol squadron off the Kent coast to prevent any second Warbeck attempt. The ships watched the Flemish coast and intercepted correspondence between Warbeck supporters in England and the Burgundian court.

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