BattlefieldsKett Rebellion — Mousehold Heath Opening Skirmishes July 1549
Tudor

Kett Rebellion — Mousehold Heath Opening Skirmishes July 1549

1549
England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royal forces
Forces
small Norwich garrison and county levies
VS
Victor
Rebels
Forces
Rebel force growing to over 10,000
Outcome
Rebels maintained the camp; royal scouts driven off; Norwich unable to disperse the gathering.
The Battle

History & Significance

Before the Marquess of Northampton arrived with a royal force, rebels on Mousehold Heath exchanged fire with Norwich city defenders and scattered small bodies of royal cavalry sent to observe the camp. These opening skirmishes set the pattern of rebel control over the surrounding countryside.

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