BattlefieldsDacre Revolt — Battle of Gelt River February 1570
Tudor

Dacre Revolt — Battle of Gelt River February 1570

1570
England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Dacre
Forces
Hunsdon with approximately 1,500 royal cavalry
VS
Victor
Hunsdon
Forces
Dacre with approximately 3,000 border horsemen and foot
Outcome
Dacre routed at River Gelt; fled to Scotland; his estates forfeited; crown control of northern border confirmed
The Battle

History & Significance

Leonard Dacre assembled his border tenants and attacked the royal forces under Lord Hunsdon near the River Gelt in Cumbria on 20 February 1570. In a sharp engagement, Dacres men charged Hunsdons cavalry with lances and bills. Hunsdon's cavalry prevailed and Dacre was routed, fleeing to Scotland. The Gelt River action was the last battle of the Northern Rising and Dacre revolt cycle and the last medieval-style baronial revolt in English history.

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