As the Lancastrian army closed on Sandal Castle in December 1460, skirmishes and ambushes cut off the Yorkist garrison's ability to forage. Accounts suggest that Clifford's forces harried the countryside around the castle, provoking Yorkshire into the sortie that led to his destruction. Whether these preliminary skirmishes or an offer of false truce were the primary cause of York's fatal decision to leave Sandal's safety remains debated.
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