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Tudor

Warbeck Taunton Muster 1497

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Perkin Warbeck and Cornish rebels
Forces
royal army under Lord Daubeney
VS
Victor
Royal forces under Lord Daubeney
Forces
Warbeck with approx 6,000 Cornish rebels
Outcome
Warbeck deserted; his army surrendered without significant fighting; royal authority restored in the West Country.
The Battle

History & Significance

Perkin Warbeck assembled his dwindling Cornish and Irish following at Taunton before his courage failed him. He abandoned his army overnight, fleeing toward sanctuary at Beaulieu Abbey while his men surrendered to advancing royal forces.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Warbeck Taunton Muster 1497

Borough Bank, a section of medieval town defences 70m north of St Mary Magdalene Church
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Taunton Castle: a motte and bailey castle, part of the outer bailey, an Anglo-Saxon cemetery and a Civil War artillery platform
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Norton Camp large univallate hillfort
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Poundisford Park pale
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles
Bradford Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~3.8 miles
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