BattlefieldsSiege of Exeter, 1497 (Perkin Warbeck's rebellion)
Tudor

Siege of Exeter, 1497 (Perkin Warbeck's rebellion)

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

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Outcome
Neither side achieved a decisive victory. After failed assaults on the North and East Gates on 17 and 18 September, and a brief breach that was repelled, a truce was agreed under which the rebels marched on unmolested by the Earl of Devon's forces. Warbeck's army reached Taunton on 19 September 1497 but collapsed as a royal army approached; Warbeck fled and was captured at Beaulieu Abbey, later imprisoned and executed in 1499.
The Battle

History & Significance

A tudor siege fought in 1497 near Devon, England. Recorded strengths: Rebel army reportedly swollen to around 8,000 men under Perkin Warbeck; the size of the Exeter garrison and defending forces under the Earl of Devon is not reco….

Confirmed battlefield location
Casualties & Losses

Warbeck's rebels reportedly lost 'above three or four hundred men of his company' in the assaults on the city; defender casualties are not recorded.

Forces Involved

Rebel army reportedly swollen to around 8,000 men under Perkin Warbeck; the size of the Exeter garrison and defending forces under the Earl of Devon is not recorded in the surviving sources.

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