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Tudor

Wyatt Rebellion — Rochester Royal Force Defection 1554

1554
England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Wyatt rebels
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Royal force c.600
Outcome
Royal force defected; Wyatts army strengthened; Mary refused to flee London.
The Battle

History & Significance

A royal force sent to Rochester to suppress Wyatts rebellion largely defected to the rebel side when the Duke of Norfolk commanded it. The defection gave Wyatt several hundred additional troops and a significant morale boost; Norfolk retreated to London in disorder.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Wyatt Rebellion — Rochester Royal Force Defection 1554

Rochester Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Bridge Chapel
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Remains of Rochester Priory cloister
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Rochester city wall
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Open areas within Roman, Saxon and medieval town
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
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