BattlefieldsBattle of Gelt Bridge 1570
Tudor

Battle of Gelt Bridge 1570

1570
Cumbria, England
Also known as: Gelt Bridge 1570 · Action at the Gelt
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Cumbria, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Northern Rising remnants and Scottish allies
Forces
Northern Rising remnants and Scots c.800–1,200.
VS
Victor
England (Scrope and Forster)
Forces
English c.1,500–2,000 (Scrope/Forster)
Outcome
Last military action of the Northern Rising; rebel remnants and Scottish border forces defeated at the River Gelt; survivors dispersed into Scotland
The Battle

History & Significance

The skirmish at Gelt Bridge was the final military act of the Northern Rising. After the earls had fled to Scotland, some of their followers made a last stand at the Gelt river crossing in Cumberland. The defeat extinguished the last embers of the rebellion. The Scots who had assisted the rebels were subsequently punished in a joint English-Scottish operation — James VI's regent, the Earl of Moray, cooperated with England in hunting down the remnants.

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