BattlefieldsJasper Tudor Holds out in Pembrokeshire 1461
Medieval

Jasper Tudor Holds out in Pembrokeshire 1461

1461
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Also known as: Jasper Tudor defies Yorkists in Pembroke 1461
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Yorkist forces
Forces
Yorkists c.1,000-1,500. Lancastrian resistance after Mortimer's Cross defeat.
VS
Victor
Jasper Tudor (temporary)
Forces
Jasper Tudor's forces c.1,500-2,000
Outcome
Jasper Tudor holds Pembroke Castle for Lancaster after Mortimer's Cross defeat; eventual Yorkist suppression
The Battle

History & Significance

After the Lancastrian defeat at Mortimer's Cross in February 1461 where his father Owen Tudor was captured and executed at Hereford, Jasper Tudor retreated to Pembroke Castle and continued to hold it for Lancaster. He maintained Lancastrian resistance in south-west Wales for several years. Pembroke Castle was significant because the young Henry Tudor was born there in 1457 and sheltered under Jasper's protection. Jasper's stubborn resistance kept the Lancastrian cause alive in Wales.

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