BattlefieldsEdward IV recovers Berwick 1482
Medieval

Edward IV recovers Berwick 1482

1482
Berwickshire, Scotland
Also known as: Berwick 1482 siege
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Berwickshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Scotland
Forces
Berwick garrison c. 400–800.
VS
Victor
England (Richard Duke of Gloucester)
Forces
Richard of Gloucester's army c. 15,000–20,000
Outcome
Richard Duke of Gloucester besieged and took Berwick; town became permanently English; Treaty of Fotheringhay
The Battle

History & Significance

Richard of Gloucester's capture of Berwick in 1482 settled the long dispute over the town. For the first time since 1296, Berwick was secured as definitively English. The town has remained English ever since, though retaining its anomalous constitutional status for centuries

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