BattlefieldsBattle of Blackheath 1497
Tudor

Battle of Blackheath 1497

1497
Greater London, England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Greater London, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Cornish rebel army
Forces
the Cornish rebel army of Michael Joseph An Gof
VS
Victor
Royal forces under Lord Daubeney
Forces
Royal forces under Lord Daubeney
Outcome
The Cornish army was routed and its leaders captured. Michael Joseph An Gof and Thomas Flamank were executed. Henry VII consolidated his authority.
The Battle

History & Significance

The Cornish rebels who marched from Cornwall to protest taxation were defeated at Blackheath by Lord Daubeney royal forces. The battle took place on the heath south of London and ended the Cornish rising.

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