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Yorkist Muster at Ludlow before Ludford Bridge 1459

1459
Shropshire, England
Also known as: Ludlow muster 1459 · York Salisbury Warwick at Ludlow
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Shropshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Yorkist leadership
Forces
Lancastrian royal army under Henry VI
VS
Victor
Lancastrians
Forces
York, Salisbury, Warwick combined force
Outcome
York, Salisbury and Warwick concentrated forces at Ludlow; at Ludford Bridge Warwick's Calais veterans defected; leadership fled abroad overnight
The Battle

History & Significance

The night flight from Ludford is often overlooked; York fled to Ireland, Warwick and March to Calais; Parliament of Devils at Coventry subsequently attainted them all

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Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Yorkist Muster at Ludlow before Ludford Bridge 1459

Town walls
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Augustinian friary adjacent to the junction of Lower Galdeford and Weeping Cross Lane
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Ludford Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Ludlow Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
St Julian's Well: a holy well in the middle of Livesey Road, 155m south west of the junction with Sandpits Road
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
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