BattlefieldsSt Mawes Castle — Muster and Garrison 1543
Tudor

St Mawes Castle — Muster and Garrison 1543

1543
Cornwall, England
Also known as: St Mawes Device Fort muster 1543 · Henry VIII St Mawes commissioning 1543
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Cornwall, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
VS
Victor
Henry VIII (crown)
Outcome
St Mawes Castle garrisoned on the eastern bank of the Fal estuary; artillery positioned to work in conjunction with Pendennis Castle across the water
The Battle

History & Significance

St Mawes Castle, completed and garrisoned in 1543, is architecturally the most ornate of all the Device Forts, its three circular bastions arranged in a trefoil pattern decorated with Tudor heraldic shields. Together with Pendennis on the opposite headland it controlled the entrance to the Carrick Roads — the largest deep-water anchorage in the West Country and a potential base for an invasion fleet.

Casualties & Losses

None recorded

Forces Involved

Captain, gunners, and garrison; heavy artillery commanding the Fal entrance

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