The submission at Launceston ended the Cornish participation in the Western Rising. After the defeats at Fenny Bridges, Clyst and Sampford Courtenay the Cornish rebels had no route home. Launceston as the county town of Cornwall was the natural point for submission. The executions that followed including the hanging of the Mayor of Bodmin suppressed any further resistance.
Multiple rebel leaders executed including the Mayor of Bodmin
Royal garrison; surrendered Cornish rebels
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