First Battle of St Albans

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The First Battle of St Albans was a 1455 clash between the houses of Lancaster and York that marked the outbreak of the Wars of the Roses in England.

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instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
aftermath Richard, Duke of York, gained control of the government ⓘ
beginning of a period of Yorkist dominance ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of St Albans (1455) ⓘ
belligerent House of Lancaster ⓘ
House of York ⓘ
captured Henry VI of England ⓘ
casualties relatively low compared to later Wars of the Roses battles ⓘ
cause factional disputes at the court of Henry VI ⓘ
rivalry between Richard, Duke of York, and Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset ⓘ
combatantStrength Yorkist army smaller than Lancastrian army ⓘ
commander Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset ⓘ
Henry VI of England ⓘ
Humphrey Stafford, Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ⓘ
Richard, Duke of York ⓘ
conflict Wars of the Roses ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
date 22 May 1455 ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
killed Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset ⓘ
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland ⓘ
Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron de Clifford ⓘ
legacy often regarded as the first major battle of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
locationDetail fought in the streets and market area of St Albans ⓘ
memorial commemorated by plaques and markers in St Albans ⓘ
monarchDuringBattle Henry VI of England ⓘ
notableParticipant Edward, Earl of March (later Edward IV) ⓘ
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ⓘ
partOf Wars of the Roses ⓘ
place St Albans ⓘ
politicalContext struggle for control of the English government ⓘ
predecessorEvent political crisis of 1453–1455 in England ⓘ
region Hertfordshire ⓘ
result Yorkist victory ⓘ
significance first open battle between the houses of Lancaster and York ⓘ
marked the outbreak of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
successorEvent Battle of Blore Heath ⓘ
Loveday of 1458 ⓘ
tactics Yorkists used surprise attack through back lanes and gardens ⓘ
typeOfEngagement pitched battle ⓘ
weaponUsed longbow ⓘ
sword ⓘ
wounded Henry VI of England ⓘ
year 1455 ⓘ

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Wars of the Roses → majorBattle → First Battle of St Albans ⓘ
Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York → conflict → First Battle of St Albans ⓘ
First Battle of St Albans → alsoKnownAs → Battle of St Albans (1455) ⓘ
linked to: First Battle of St Albans
Cousins' War → significantBattle → First Battle of St Albans ⓘ
Cousins' War → hasPart → First Battle of St Albans ⓘ
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick → battle → First Battle of St Albans ⓘ
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset → killedIn → First Battle of St Albans ⓘ
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset → notableBattle → Battle of St Albans (1455) ⓘ
linked to: First Battle of St Albans
Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset → notableBattle → First Battle of St Albans ⓘ
Second Battle of St Albans → precededBy → First Battle of St Albans ⓘ
House of Neville → involvedInEvent → Battle of St Albans (1455) ⓘ
linked to: First Battle of St Albans
Lancastrian forces → notableBattle → Battle of St Albans (1455) ⓘ
linked to: First Battle of St Albans
Margaret of Anjou → battle → First Battle of St Albans ⓘ
subject linked to: Queen Margaret of Anjou
Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter → participatedIn → Battle of St Albans (1455) ⓘ
linked to: First Battle of St Albans
Battle of Blore Heath → precededBy → Battle of St Albans ⓘ
linked to: First Battle of St Albans
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland → conflict → First Battle of St Albans ⓘ
Humphrey Stafford, Duke of Buckingham → participatedIn → First Battle of St Albans ⓘ
Thomas Courtenay, 5th/13th Earl of Devon → participatedIn → First Battle of St Albans ⓘ
subject linked to: Thomas Courtenay