Battle of Wakefield
Image for battles of the Wars of the Roses where Lancaster was victorious.
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Last hours of Richard Plantagenet, father of Richard III (battle of Wakefield)
The Murder of Rutland by Lord Clifford, oil on canvas painting by Charles Robert Leslie, 1815, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Sandal Castle (4)
Site of the Battle of Wakefield
Historical Overview
The 'Battle' of Wakefield has traditionally been said to have taken place in Sandal Magna near Wakefield in northern England, on 30 December 1460. Recent research demonstrates that it was not a battle in the proper sense of a word, but a small-scale skirmish that resulted in the capture and subsequent deaths of Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, his second son, Edmund, Earl of Rutland, and Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury.
Quick Facts
House of Lancaster
- Commander: Henry Beaufort
- Strength: ca. 18.000
- Casualties: Gering
House of York
- Commander: Richard Plantagenet †
- Strength: ca. 5.000
- Casualties: ca. 2.500
Strategic Context
Lancaster counter-offensive against the Act of Accord naming York as heir.
Conflict / War
Wars of the Roses
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