The defection of Norfolk's royal troops at Rochester in January 1554 was the most dangerous moment of the Wyatt rebellion. When common soldiers threw down their weapons and went over to the rebels shouting We are Englishmen the government faced the collapse of its military capacity. Only Marys personal courage — refusing to leave London and making her famous speech at the Guildhall — prevented the rebellion from succeeding.
None — defection rather than battle
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