BattlefieldsPlymouth — Elizabethan Refortification 1592
Tudor

Plymouth — Elizabethan Refortification 1592

1592
Devon, England
Also known as: Plymouth Sound fortification 1592 · Elizabethan Plymouth defences 1592
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Devon, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Plymouth garrison reinforced
VS
Victor
England
Forces
Royal engineers and county labour
Outcome
Plymouth Sound defences substantially upgraded following Armada experience; new gun platforms and earthwork batteries constructed commanding the approaches to the harbour
The Battle

History & Significance

The post-Armada refortification of Plymouth in 1592 drew directly on the experience of 1588, when the English fleet had only narrowly managed to work out of harbour before the Armada rounded the Lizard. The new defences ensured that Plymouth could hold against attack while a fleet within it had time to put to sea. The works formed the basis of the later Royal Citadel built under Charles II.

Casualties & Losses

None

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