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Jack Cade's Rebellion - Battle of Solefields (Sevenoaks)

1450
Kent, England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Kent, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royal forces (Sir Humphrey Stafford and Sir William Stafford)
VS
Victor
Kent rebels (Jack Cade)
Outcome
Royalist vanguard under Sir Humphrey Stafford, sent to locate the Kentish rebels, was ambushed at Solefields by Cade's men, who proved to be seasoned soldiers rather than untrained rustics. Both Sir Humphrey and Sir William Stafford were killed. The victory boosted rebel morale and encouraged them to regroup rather than disperse, contributing to Cade's subsequent march on and occupation of London.
The Battle

History & Significance

Jack Cade's Rebellion - Battle of Solefields (Sevenoaks) was a skirmish of the Medieval period, fought in Kent, England in 1450. This engagement forms part of the broader pattern of conflict that shaped the political and military history of the UK during this era.

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The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Jack Cade's Rebellion - Battle of Solefields (Sevenoaks) lies on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near Jack Cade's Rebellion - Battle of Solefields (Sevenoaks)

Bowl barrow in Millpond Wood
Bowl barrow in Millpond Wood
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 mi

Bowl barrow in Millpond Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Kent, England. The monument consists of a roughly circular earthwork typical of bowl barrows, a common form of funerary monument constructed during the Bronze Age. Such barrows served as burial places, often containing inhumatio…

Ethan Doyle White / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Otford Palace
Otford Palace
Scheduled monument · ~3 mi

Otford Palace is a medieval royal residence located in Otford, Kent, which served as an important possession of the Archbishops of Canterbury from the twelfth century onwards. The site comprises the remains of a substantial palace complex that was developed and expanded during the medieval period…

Richard Croft / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Milestone on Pilgrim's Way
Milestone on Pilgrim's Way
Scheduled monument · ~3 mi

The Milestone on Pilgrim's Way is a roadside marker located along the historic pilgrimage route in Kent, England. Dating from the medieval period, it represents the infrastructure that served the considerable traffic of pilgrims travelling to the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. T…

Steve Hover / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Fort Halstead
Fort Halstead
Scheduled monument · ~3.4 mi

Fort Halstead is a World War II anti-aircraft defence installation located near Sevenoaks in Kent. The fort was constructed during the early 1940s as part of Britain's air defence network against German aerial attack, featuring concrete gun emplacements and associated defensive structures typical…

Large multivallate hillfort and Palaeolithic rock shelters at Oldbury Hill
Large multivallate hillfort and Palaeolithic rock shelters at Oldbury Hill
Scheduled monument · ~3.5 mi

Oldbury Hill is a large multivallate hillfort situated near Ightham in Kent, England, which dates to the Iron Age and represents one of the more substantial defensive settlements of its period in south-eastern England. The site is defined by multiple concentric earthwork ramparts and ditches that…

Barry / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Shoreham Memorial Cross
Shoreham Memorial Cross
Scheduled monument · ~4.7 mi

Shoreham Memorial Cross is a wayside cross located in the parish of Shoreham in Kent. The monument dates to the medieval period and stands as a testament to the religious and commemorative practices of that era. The cross marks a significant point within the local landscape, serving as a gatherin…

Paul Boniface / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Montreal Park obelisk
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
St Thomas a Becket's Well
Scheduled monument · ~2.9 miles
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