BattlefieldsWare Leveller Mutiny 1647
English Civil War

Ware Leveller Mutiny 1647

1647
Hertfordshire, England
Also known as: Corkbush Field Mutiny
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Hertfordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Levellers
Forces
Leveller mutineers c.1,000–1,500.
VS
Victor
Parliamentary leadership (Cromwell/Fairfax)
Forces
Army command c.1,500–2,000
Outcome
Mutiny suppressed; Private Richard Arnold shot by lot; Leveller papers seized
The Battle

History & Significance

Cromwell rode among the mutinous troops at Corkbush Field near Ware and personally tore the Leveller Agreement of the People from soldiers hats; the decisive suppression of Leveller influence in the New Model Army.

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