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Medieval

Skirmish at Tadcaster

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Yorkists
Forces
c. 300–600 Yorkists (preliminary skirmish)
VS
Victor
Lancastrians
Forces
c. 600–1,200 Lancastrians
Outcome
Lancastrian advance forces pushed Yorkists back toward York
The Battle

History & Significance

A preliminary skirmish before the Wakefield campaign as Lancastrian forces consolidated their hold on Yorkshire.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Skirmish at Tadcaster

Tadcaster motte and bailey castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Fortified manor house known as Kyme Castle
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Two Roman forts, two Roman camps, vicus, Iron Age enclosure, Bronze Age barrows and Neolithic henge monument west of Newton Kyme
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Toulston medieval village, manor house site and early garden earthworks
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
Roman villa
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
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