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Cornish Rebellion at Deptford Bridge

1497
Kent, England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Kent, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Cornish rebels and supporters from Devon, Somerset, and other counties
VS
Victor
Kingdom of England (Henry VII)
Forces involved

Combatant 1 (rebels): around 10,000-15,000 (reduced from an original c.15,000 by desertion before the battle); Combatant 2 (royal army under Lord Daubeney): around 25,000

Outcome
Decisive royal victory; the rebel army was routed after being outnumbered, poorly trained, poorly equipped and lacking cavalry. Rebel leaders Michael Joseph (An Gof) and Thomas Flamank were hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn on 27 June 1497; James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley was beheaded at Tower Hill on 28 June 1497. Most other captured rebels were pardoned.
The Battle

History & Significance

Cornish Rebellion at Deptford Bridge was a pitched battle of the Tudor period, fought in Kent, England in 1497. This engagement forms part of the broader pattern of conflict that shaped the political and military history of the UK during this era.

Confirmed battlefield location
The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Cornish Rebellion at Deptford Bridge lies on Thanet Sand Formation, bedrock that formed in the Thanetian. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.

Casualties & Losses
  • Combatant 1 (rebels): 200-2,000 dead; Combatant 2 (royal army): 8 dead
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Scheduled Monuments near Cornish Rebellion at Deptford Bridge

Site of the launch ways of the SS Great Eastern
Site of the launch ways of the SS Great Eastern
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 mi

The site of the launch ways of the SS Great Eastern is a scheduled ancient monument in Middlesex recording the infrastructure associated with the construction and launching of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's revolutionary iron steamship. The Great Eastern was built on the Thames at Millwall between 185…

Paul the Archivist / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Greenwich Palace
Greenwich Palace
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 mi

Greenwich Palace is a royal residence of medieval and Tudor origin situated on the south bank of the Thames in Greenwich, London. The palace was developed from the fifteenth century onwards, with significant construction undertaken by Henry VII and Henry VIII, who expanded the complex substantial…

Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Greenwich Hospital (RN College)
Greenwich Hospital (RN College)
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 mi

Greenwich Hospital (RN College) is a major architectural complex located in Greenwich, London, which served as a naval institution from the eighteenth century onwards. The hospital was established in the late seventeenth century under royal patronage and developed throughout the eighteenth and ni…

The wub / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Queen's House
Queen's House
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 mi

Queen's House is a Grade I listed building located in Greenwich, London, rather than Kent. Designed by Inigo Jones and constructed between 1616 and 1635, it represents a seminal work of English Palladian architecture and marks a significant departure from preceding Jacobean styles. The building s…

Vladimír Procházka / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
West Grove, Conduit House, Blackheath
West Grove, Conduit House, Blackheath
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 mi

West Grove, Conduit House, Blackheath is a Grade II listed building located on Blackheath in Kent. The structure dates from the eighteenth century and functioned as a conduit house, serving to supply and distribute water across the heath. The building reflects the practical infrastructure develop…

Doyle of London / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Greenwich Park
Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Greenwich Park
Scheduled monument · ~1 mi

Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Greenwich Park is a designated ancient monument comprising a burial ground dating to the early medieval period. The site represents an important archaeological record of Anglo-Saxon settlement and funerary practices in the Greenwich area during the fifth to seventh centuri…

Ethan Doyle White / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
Abbey buildings, Bermondsey
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
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