Cornish Rebellion of 1497

The Battle of Deptford Bridge was the end of the Cornish rebellion of 1497th It took place on June 17, 1497 near the present-day Deptford in South East London on the River Ravensbourne instead.

Insurgents, led by Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank were supported by rebels from Somerset marched under Lord Audley to London, but had not received the hoped-for support from Kent.

The Cornish rebels were defeated by the troops of Henry VII under Lord Daubeney. Since a large part of the battle on the eastern bank of the Ravensbourne happening on the edge of the plateau of Blackheath, sometimes also referred to as the Battle of Blackheath. The figures for the losses of the two sides are given different, but seem the losses of British troops to have been single digits while were killed by the insurgents about 1000. The leader of the rebels were hanged and quartered (Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank ) or beheaded (Lord Audley ).

  • Battle ( Middle Ages)
  • Uprising in Europe
  • History of England in the Middle Ages
  • History of London
  • 1497
  • London Borough of Lewisham
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