BattlefieldsYorkshire Lancastrian Muster before Wakefield 1460
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Yorkshire Lancastrian Muster before Wakefield 1460

1460
Yorkshire, England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Yorkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
York with approximately 5000 in Sandal
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Lancastrian northern army estimated 15000 to 18000 under Clifford, Trollope and Somerset
Outcome
Lancastrian army assembled and concentrated near Wakefield; York subsequently sallied from Sandal and was destroyed at the Battle of Wakefield 30 December 1460
The Battle

History & Significance

Queen Margaret and the northern Lancastrian lords including Clifford, Roos and Neville of Westmorland assembled a large army in Yorkshire in December 1460 to confront the Duke of York at Sandal Castle. The muster drew on Percy and Clifford affinities across the north.

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