In January 1460 the Earl of Warwick launched a surprise night raid on Sandwich, capturing the royal fleet that had been assembled to blockade Calais. The fleet commander Richard Woodville (later Earl Rivers, father of Elizabeth Woodville) was captured and mocked publicly by Warwick. Control of Sandwich and the Downs roadstead was strategically vital — it was through Sandwich that Warwick landed his forces for the campaign that led to the Battle of Northampton in July 1460 and eventually to Yorkist victory.
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