BattlefieldsPrayer Book Rebellion — Sampford Courtenay Final Battle August 1549
Tudor

Prayer Book Rebellion — Sampford Courtenay Final Battle August 1549

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Prayer Book Rebellion forces
Forces
remnant rebel army of approx 4,000
VS
Victor
Royal forces
Forces
Royal force with mercenaries
Outcome
Rebel army destroyed; leaders captured and executed; Prayer Book imposed across the west.
The Battle

History & Significance

The rebellion had originated at Sampford Courtenay and it ended there. Royal forces under Russell caught the retreating Cornish army and inflicted a final defeat. The village had been where parishioners first forced their priest to revert to the old Latin mass in June 1549.

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