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Battle of Ferrybridge

Battle of Ferrybridge was a battle fought on 28 March 1461 at Ferrybridge, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Wars of the Roses, which ran from 1455 to 1487. The recorded result: Indecisive. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought28 March 1461
WhereFerrybridge, United Kingdom53.712N, 1.274W
OutcomeIndecisive
BelligerentsHouse of LancasteragainstHouse of York
Part ofWars of the Roses1455 to 1487

Where it sits in the Wars of the Roses

First Battle of St Albans, 1455Battle of Blore Heath, 1459Battle of Ludford Bridge, 1459Battle of Sandwich (1460), 1459Battle of Northampton, 1460Battle of Worksop, 1460Battle of Wakefield, 1460Battle of Mortimer's Cross, 1461Second Battle of St Albans, 1461Battle of Ferrybridge, 1461Battle of Towton, 1461Battle of Tuthill, 1461Battle of Piltown, 1462Battle of Hedgeley Moor, 1464Battle of Hexham, 1464Battle of Edgcote, 1469Battle of Losecoat Field, 1470Battle of Barnet, 1471Battle of Tewkesbury, 1471Siege of London (1471), 1471Battle of Bosworth Field, 1485Battle of Stoke Field, 148714551487Battle of Ferrybridge, 1461
22 placed engagements of the Wars of the Roses in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date28 March 1461
PlaceFerrybridge, United Kingdom
53.712N, 1.274W
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and losses3,000
Commanders
  • John Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford
  • John Neville, Baron Neville
Battle of FerrybridgeBattle of FerrybridgeBattle of TowtonBattle of WakefieldCapture of WakefieldBattle of SelbyBattle of Seacroft MoorBattle of WakefieldCapture of WakefieldBattle of Seacroft MoorLiverpoolNottinghamMiddlesbroughStokeNorwichYorkPeterboroughScarborough100 km53.712N, 1.274W
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Battle of Ferrybridge is one of 743 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q544936, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ferrybridge, revision 1370440701, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.