BattlefieldsPerkin Warbeck: Exeter Assault Repulsed 1497
Tudor

Perkin Warbeck: Exeter Assault Repulsed 1497

1497
England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Siege
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Perkin Warbeck
VS
Victor
Exeter citizens / Royal forces (Earl of Devon's garrison)
Outcome
Warbeck's assaults on the North Gate and East Gate were repulsed over two days; after being fired on by the defenders' guns he negotiated to withdraw his forces peacefully and marched on to Taunton, where his rebellion collapsed.
The Battle

History & Significance

A tudor siege fought in 1497 England. Recorded strengths: Warbeck's Cornish army numbered around 6,000; the size of the Exeter garrison is not recorded in the surviving sources..

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Casualties & Losses

Contemporary letters from the Earl of Devon report Warbeck 'lost above three or four hundred men of his company' in the failed assaults; Exeter's own losses are not recorded.

Forces Involved

Warbeck's Cornish army numbered around 6,000; the size of the Exeter garrison is not recorded in the surviving sources.

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