BattlefieldsWarbeck Raid on Deal 1495
Tudor

Warbeck Raid on Deal 1495

1495
Kent, England
Also known as: Battle of Deal 1495 · Warbeck landing attempt at Deal 1495
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Kent, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Warbeck advance force
Forces
Warbeck advance force c.300–600; decisive repulse on beach.
VS
Victor
Kentish militia
Forces
Kentish militia c.150–300
Outcome
About 150 of Warbeck advance troops killed on the beach; remainder driven back to ships; Warbeck himself never landed
The Battle

History & Significance

The decisive repulse at Deal demonstrated that English coastal communities would resist the pretender without significant Yorkist sympathy, fatally undermining his strategy of popular rising.

Casualties & Losses

c.150 Warbeck troops killed; few Kentish militia losses

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