The first Yorkist siege of Bamburgh in 1462 was part of the initial campaign to recover the Northumberland castles after the Lancastrian-Scottish offensive. Bamburgh surrendered relatively quickly in late 1462 before being retaken by Ralph Percy's defection. The 1462 operation established the template for the later 1464 artillery reduction.
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