BattlefieldsPrayer Book Rebellion — Woodbury Common Camp July 1549
Tudor

Prayer Book Rebellion — Woodbury Common Camp July 1549

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Prayer Book Rebellion
Forces
Royal advance
VS
Victor
Royal forces
Forces
Cornish and Devon rebels c.several thousand
Outcome
Camp abandoned in the face of royal advance; rebels fell back toward Sampford Courtenay.
The Battle

History & Significance

Cornish rebel forces camped on Woodbury Common, a commanding plateau southeast of Exeter, as a base during the siege. The camp controlled routes from the south and served as the rebels main magazine before it was abandoned when royal forces outflanked the Clyst defences.

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