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| On 25 August the rebels commenced an artillery attack on the walls around the northern area of the city near the Magdalen and Pockthorpe gates. With the north of the city again in rebel hands, Warwick launched an attack. Bitter street fighting eventually cleared the city once again.<ref>Hoare 2002, 56-7</ref> | On 25 August the rebels commenced an artillery attack on the walls around the northern area of the city near the Magdalen and Pockthorpe gates. With the north of the city again in rebel hands, Warwick launched an attack. Bitter street fighting eventually cleared the city once again.<ref>Hoare 2002, 56-7</ref> |
| ===Rebels' defeat at Dussindale === | |
| On 26 August, 1,400 foreign mercenaries arrived in the city. These were German "[[landsknecht]]s", a mix of handgunners and pikemen. With these reinforcements, Warwick now had a formidable army with which to face the rebels. Kett and his people were aware of this, and that night they left their camp at Mousehold for lower ground in preparation for battle.<ref>Hoare 2002, 57-8</ref> During the morning of 27 August, the armies faced each other outside the city. The final battle took place at ''Dussindale'', and was a disaster for the rebels. In the open, against well-armed and trained troops, they were routed and thousands were killed.<ref>Hoare 2002, 60-2</ref> | On 26 August, 1,400 foreign mercenaries arrived in the city. These were German "[[landsknecht]]s", a mix of handgunners and pikemen. With these reinforcements, Warwick now had a formidable army with which to face the rebels. Kett and his people were aware of this, and that night they left their camp at Mousehold for lower ground in preparation for battle.<ref>Hoare 2002, 57-8</ref> During the morning of 27 August, the armies faced each other outside the city. The final battle took place at ''Dussindale'', and was a disaster for the rebels. In the open, against well-armed and trained troops, they were routed and thousands were killed.<ref>Hoare 2002, 60-2</ref> |
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