BattlefieldsPerkin Warbeck — siege of Waterford 1495
Tudor

Perkin Warbeck — siege of Waterford 1495

1495
County Waterford, Ireland
Also known as: Warbeck Waterford 1495
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Siege
Location
County Waterford, Ireland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Perkin Warbeck and Yorkist supporters
Forces
Warbeck force c.500–2,000; protracted siege with loyalist success.
VS
Victor
Ireland (Waterford, loyalist)
Forces
Waterford garrison c.500–1,000
Outcome
Warbeck besieged Waterford with Irish and Burgundian support; garrison held firm; Warbeck abandoned siege and sailed to Scotland
The Battle

History & Significance

Waterford's successful resistance to Perkin Warbeck earned it the motto 'Urbs Intacta Manet Waterfordia' — Waterford remains the unconquered city. The failure at Waterford forced Warbeck to move his operation to Scotland, where James IV gave him refuge and support. The episode illustrates the pan-British nature of Yorkist resistance to Henry VII and the importance of Ireland in Tudor dynastic politics.

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