BattlefieldsBattle of Worksop (1460)
Medieval

Battle of Worksop (1460)

1460
Nottinghamshire, England
Also known as: Worksop skirmish 1460
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Nottinghamshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Yorkists
Forces
c. 500–1,000 Yorkists (northern campaign)
VS
Victor
Lancastrians
Forces
c. 1,000–2,000 Lancastrians
Outcome
Yorkist force routed in march south; prelude to Wakefield
The Battle

History & Significance

A Lancastrian skirmish during the northern campaign of 1460 that preceded the decisive Lancastrian victory at Wakefield. Small Yorkist cavalry detachments were intercepted by Lancastrian forces as the larger armies manoeuvred in late December 1460.

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