The first Yorkist siege of Alnwick Castle began in December 1461 as part of the campaign to recover Northumberland from the Lancastrian-Scottish alliance. Warwick led the besieging force but the siege was interrupted when a Scottish relief army appeared and the garrison was evacuated rather than captured.
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