When and where did Wakefield 1460 — Clifford Pursuit and Death of Rutland take place?

Wakefield 1460 — Clifford Pursuit and Death of Rutland took place in 1460, England.

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Wakefield 1460 — Clifford Pursuit and Death of Rutland

Q: Who won Wakefield 1460 — Clifford Pursuit and Death of Rutland?

Lancastrians won Wakefield 1460 — Clifford Pursuit and Death of Rutland. The outcome was: Rutland killed in the pursuit after Wakefield; Clifford earned the soubriquet Butcher Clifford; his own death at Ferrybridge four months later was seen as retribution.

1460

England

Era

Medieval

Battle Type

Pitched Battle

Location

England

Status

Unregistered

The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated

Yorkists

Forces

Rutland with few attendants

VS

Victor

Lancastrians

Forces

Clifford commanding Lancastrian cavalry pursuit

Outcome

Rutland killed in the pursuit after Wakefield; Clifford earned the soubriquet Butcher Clifford; his own death at Ferrybridge four months later was seen as retribution

The Battle

History & Significance

After the rout of the Yorkist army at Wakefield Lord Clifford pursued the fugitives. The young Edmund Earl of Rutland, York's second son aged approximately seventeen, was killed near Wakefield Bridge in the pursuit, reportedly by Clifford personally. This atrocity inflamed Yorkist resolve.

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Scheduled Monuments near Wakefield 1460 — Clifford Pursuit and Death of Rutland

Wakefield Bridge

Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles

Lowe Hill motte and bailey castle

Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles

Sandal Castle: motte and bailey castle and shell keep castle

Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles

Facade of Bridge Chapel in grounds of Kettlethorpe Hall

Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles

Bridge and medieval gateway at Walton Hall

Scheduled monument · ~2.5 miles

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