BattlefieldsSkirmish at Banbury
Medieval

Skirmish at Banbury

1469
Oxfordshire, England
Also known as: Banbury 1469
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Oxfordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Yorkist royalists
Forces
royalists c.300–600.
VS
Victor
Warwick
Forces
Warwick c.400–800
Outcome
Action near Banbury before Edgecote; Yorkist forces scattered
The Battle

History & Significance

Preliminary skirmishing near Banbury in 1469 preceded the decisive Lancastrian-rebel victory at Edgecote and contributed to the destruction of the Yorkist royalist army.

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