Second Battle of St Albans

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The Second Battle of St Albans was a key 1461 engagement in the Wars of the Roses in which the Lancastrian forces defeated the Yorkists and briefly regained custody of King Henry VI.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement in the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
aimOfLancastrians to relieve King Henry VI from Yorkist custody ⓘ
aimOfYorkists to block Lancastrian advance on London ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 2nd Battle of St Albans ⓘ
associatedDynasty House of Lancaster ⓘ
House of York ⓘ
belligerent House of Lancaster ⓘ
House of York ⓘ
capturedPerson King Henry VI of England ⓘ
casualties heavy Yorkist casualties ⓘ
significant Lancastrian casualties ⓘ
combatantSide Lancastrian forces ⓘ
Yorkist forces ⓘ
commander Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset ⓘ
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland ⓘ
John Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford ⓘ
John Neville, Lord Montagu ⓘ
Queen Margaret of Anjou ⓘ
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ⓘ
conflict Wars of the Roses ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
date 17 February 1461 ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Towton ⓘ
location Hertfordshire ⓘ
St Albans ⓘ
notableDeath Lord Bonville ⓘ
Sir John Grey of Groby ⓘ
Sir Thomas Kyriell ⓘ
notableEvent Lancastrians briefly regained custody of King Henry VI ⓘ
partOf English civil wars of the 15th century ⓘ
politicalContext struggle between supporters of Henry VI and Edward, Earl of March ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Wakefield ⓘ
First Battle of St Albans ⓘ
region Eastern England ⓘ
linked to: East of England
relatedMonarch Henry VI of England ⓘ
relatedPlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
result Lancastrian victory ⓘ
significance decisive engagement in the campaign of early 1461 ⓘ
last major Lancastrian victory before Battle of Towton ⓘ
strategicOutcome Lancastrians reopened the road to London ⓘ
tacticalFeature Lancastrian flanking manoeuvre through wooded terrain ⓘ
Yorkist defensive position north of St Albans ⓘ
year 1461 ⓘ

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Margaret of Anjou → battle → Second Battle of St Albans ⓘ
Battle of Towton → precededBy → Second Battle of St Albans ⓘ
Battle of Wakefield → followedBy → Second Battle of St Albans ⓘ
Second Battle of St Albans → alsoKnownAs → 2nd Battle of St Albans ⓘ
linked to: Second Battle of St Albans
John Grey of Groby → diedIn → Second Battle of St Albans ⓘ
John Grey of Groby → notableBattle → Second Battle of St Albans ⓘ
Lancastrian forces → notableBattle → Battle of St Albans (1461) ⓘ
linked to: Second Battle of St Albans
Margaret of Anjou → battle → Second Battle of St Albans ⓘ
subject linked to: Queen Margaret of Anjou
Palm Sunday Field → precededBy → Second Battle of St Albans ⓘ
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick → commandedInBattle → Battle of St Albans (second battle, 1461) ⓘ
subject linked to: the Kingmaker
linked to: Second Battle of St Albans
Battle of Mortimer's Cross → followedBy → Second Battle of St Albans ⓘ
Thomas Courtenay, 5th/13th Earl of Devon → participatedIn → Second Battle of St Albans ⓘ
subject linked to: Thomas Courtenay