BattlefieldsJasper Tudor Raid on Denbigh 1468
Medieval

Jasper Tudor Raid on Denbigh 1468

1468
Denbighshire, Wales
Also known as: Jasper Tudor and Henry VI raid north Wales 1468
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Denbighshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Jasper Tudor
Forces
Jasper Tudor c.200–400.
VS
Victor
Yorkists (local forces)
Forces
Yorkist forces c.300–500
Outcome
Jasper Tudor raids Denbigh with Lancastrian force; defeated and driven off; Harlech falls same year
The Battle

History & Significance

In 1468, the same year Harlech finally fell, Jasper Tudor landed in Wales with a Lancastrian force from France and mounted a raid into north Wales, attacking Denbigh. He was defeated by local Yorkist forces and forced to withdraw. The failure of this raid and the simultaneous fall of Harlech left Wales firmly in Yorkist hands. Jasper retreated to France with the young Henry Tudor, going into thirteen years of exile.

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