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Lancastrian Landing at Dartmouth

1470
Devon, England
Also known as: Warwick landing 1470 · Dartmouth 1470
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Devon, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Yorkist defenders
Forces
Yorkist defenders c.500–1,000.
VS
Victor
Warwick
Forces
Warwick/Lancastrian c.3,000–6,000
Outcome
Warwick landed unopposed and began march on London
The Battle

History & Significance

Warwick returned from France with a Lancastrian army and landed at Dartmouth, beginning the Readeption that would temporarily restore Henry VI.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Lancastrian Landing at Dartmouth

Bayard's Cove Castle: a blockhouse in Dartmouth
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Civil War fieldwork known as Gallant's Bower
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
D-Day landing craft maintenance site on the River Dart immediately to the south of Lower Noss Point
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Dartmouth Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
Gomerock Tower
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
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