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Raid on Calais Pale

1460
Pas-de-Calais, france
Also known as: Somerset raid on Calais Pale 1460 · Calais Pale raid
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Pas-de-Calais, france
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Lancastrians
Forces
c. 800–1,500 Lancastrians (border raids)
VS
Victor
Yorkists
Forces
c. 1,000–2,000 Yorkists
Outcome
Yorkist garrison repulsed Lancastrian raiding parties from the Pale
The Battle

History & Significance

Lancastrian forces under Somerset conducted raids into the Calais Pale from Guines, which Warwick countered with vigorous patrols from the Calais garrison.

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