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Tudor

Warbeck Raid on Deal

1495
Kent, England
Also known as: Deal 1495 · Perkin Warbeck Deal 1495
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Kent, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Warbeck
Forces
Warbeck party c.200–500; brief beach engagement, Warbeck withdrew.
VS
Victor
Henry VII
Forces
Local forces c.100–300
Outcome
Landing party massacred on the beach; Warbeck refused to land
The Battle

History & Significance

Warbeck attempted to land at Deal in 1495 but his advance party was cut down on the beach by local forces and he sailed away, demonstrating the failure of the Yorkist exile cause.

Casualties & Losses

c.150 Warbeck adherents killed on the beach

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Warbeck Raid on Deal

Artillery castle at Deal
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Sandown Castle
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
Medieval manor house, Walmer
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Artillery castle at Walmer
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Great Mongeham Anglo-Saxon cemetery
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 miles
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