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Skirmish at Ripon

1460
North Yorkshire, England
Also known as: Ripon 1460
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
North Yorkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Yorkist partisans
Forces
c. 400–800 Yorkist partisans (concentration)
VS
Victor
Lancastrians
Forces
c. 1,500–3,000 Lancastrians
Outcome
Lancastrian forces consolidated control of the Ripon area before Wakefield
The Battle

History & Significance

The Lancastrian army under Somerset and Exeter used Ripon as part of its concentration area before the Wakefield campaign in December 1460.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Skirmish at Ripon

Ripon Minster Close
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
St Anne's Chapel
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Ailey Hill
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Hutton Hall (site of)
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Henge monument 300m north of Nunwick
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
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