BattlefieldsPerkin Warbeck gathers Cornish support at Bodmin
Tudor

Perkin Warbeck gathers Cornish support at Bodmin

1497
Cornwall, England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Campaign
Location
Cornwall, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Crown authority
VS
Victor
Warbeck (initial, temporary)
Outcome
Warbeck gathered a Cornish force of several thousand supporters at Bodmin before marching on Exeter and then Taunton, where his rebellion later collapsed and he fled, being captured at Beaulieu Abbey.
The Battle

History & Significance

A tudor campaign fought in 1497 near Cornwall, England. Recorded strengths: Warbeck arrived with about 120 men in two ships; his army swelled to roughly 3,000 within days of proclaiming himself 'Richard IV' at Bodmin, and to around 6,00….

Confirmed battlefield location
Casualties & Losses

not recorded

Forces Involved

Warbeck arrived with about 120 men in two ships; his army swelled to roughly 3,000 within days of proclaiming himself 'Richard IV' at Bodmin, and to around 6,000 by the time it reached Exeter on 17 September 1497.

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