0 0 ▁men ▁and ▁captured ▁two ▁can n ons ▁from ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Howard , ▁ 3 rd ▁Duke ▁of ▁Nor folk , ▁in ▁an ▁encounter ▁at ▁St ro od , ▁a ▁few ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁C ool ing . ▁It ▁is ▁unclear ▁why , ▁while ▁ost ens ibly ▁march ing ▁on ▁London , ▁he ▁attacked ▁C ool ing ▁as ▁the ▁det our ▁gave ▁Mary ▁more ▁time ▁to ▁prepare ▁her ▁own ▁def ences . ▁There ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁personal ▁mot ive ▁for ▁Wy att ▁as ▁the ▁castle ' s ▁occup ant ▁ ▁was ▁his ▁uncle ▁George ▁Bro oke , ▁ 9 th ▁Baron ▁Cob ham ▁( c . 1 4 9 7 - 1 5 5 8 ). ▁ ▁The ▁def enders ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁surrender ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁January ▁ 1 5 5 4 ▁after ▁only ▁eight ▁hours ▁of ▁sie ge ▁and ▁bomb ard ment ▁which ▁badly ▁dam aged ▁the ▁castle . ▁According ▁to ▁contemporary ▁reports , ▁Cob ham ▁had ▁just ▁eight ▁men ▁armed ▁with ▁" only ▁four ▁or ▁five ▁hand g uns , ▁four ▁p ikes ▁and ▁some ▁bla k by ll s " ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁castle . ▁Wy att ▁proceeded ▁to ▁London ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁and ▁executed ▁for ▁his ▁tre ason . ▁Cob ham ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁were ▁imprison ed ▁in ▁the ▁Tower ▁of ▁London ▁on ▁susp icion ▁of ▁having ▁deliber ately ▁failed ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁castle , ▁but ▁were ▁soon ▁released ▁and ▁allowed ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁their ▁est ates . ▁The ▁castle ▁was ▁never ▁re