BattlefieldsWestern Rising — Arundell March from Bodmin to Exeter 1549
Tudor

Western Rising — Arundell March from Bodmin to Exeter 1549

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

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Royal forces
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Cornish and Devon rebels c.7,000-10,000
Outcome
Rebel host successfully marched from Cornwall to besiege Exeter; march covered in approximately one week
The Battle

History & Significance

Humphrey Arundell led the main Cornish rebel force on the march from Bodmin eastward through Launceston and across Devon toward Exeter in June 1549. The march covered some 60 miles through hostile or at best ambivalent territory. Several Cornish gentry joined en route and the force swelled with Devon recruits. The march demonstrated the organisational capacity of the western rebellion and its regional scope.

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