The Battle of Losecoat Field (Empingham) ended the Lincolnshire rebellion of 1470, which Warwick and Clarence had covertly encouraged. Edward IV marched north rapidly and engaged Sir Robert Welles\'s rebel force near Empingham in Rutland. The rebels were routed so completely that they discarded their livery coats to flee unidentified — giving the battle its name. Evidence captured on the field implicated Warwick and Clarence, forcing both into exile in France. The battle directly precipitated the readeption of Henry VI.
Estimated hundreds of rebels killed in the rout
Royal: Edward IV with household cavalry and levies c.6,000. Rebel: Lincolnshire levies under Welles c.10,000-30,000
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