BattlefieldsRebel Retreat as Royal Forces Advance 1569
Tudor

Rebel Retreat as Royal Forces Advance 1569

1569
Durham, England
Also known as: Northern Rising rebel retreat 1569 · Northumberland and Westmorland retreat 1569
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Durham, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Northern rebel earls
Forces
retreating rebels c.3,000–5,000; collapse without pitched battle.
VS
Victor
Elizabeth I (crown)
Forces
Crown forces c.2,000–4,000
Outcome
Rebel army disintegrates as Warwick and Clinton advance north; earls flee to Scotland
The Battle

History & Significance

The collapse of the rebel army without a pitched battle demonstrated the fragility of the rising and left thousands of common soldiers at the mercy of the crown.

Casualties & Losses

Rebel army dissolved; earls escape to Scotland

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