Battle of Northampton (1460)

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The Battle of Northampton (1460) was a key engagement in the Wars of the Roses in which Yorkist forces decisively defeated the Lancastrians, leading to the capture of King Henry VI and a major shift in political power.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Northampton (1460) canonical 6
Battle of Northampton 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Northampton ⓘ
associatedWith Richard, Duke of York ⓘ
belligerent House of Lancaster ⓘ
House of York ⓘ
capturedPerson Henry VI of England ⓘ
chronologicalOrder fought after the Yorkist return from exile in Calais ⓘ
combatant Lancastrians ⓘ
linked to: Lancastrian forces

Yorkists ⓘ
linked to: Yorkist forces
commander Edmund Grey, Lord Grey of Ruthin ⓘ
Edward, Earl of March ⓘ
Humphrey Stafford, Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
Queen Margaret of Anjou ⓘ
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ⓘ
William Herbert ⓘ
conflict Wars of the Roses ⓘ
country England ⓘ
date 10 July 1460 ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Mortimer's Cross ⓘ
Battle of Towton ⓘ
Battle of Wakefield ⓘ
fortifications Lancastrian fieldworks with artillery ⓘ
killed Humphrey Stafford, Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
John Beaumont, Viscount Beaumont ⓘ
John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Thomas Percy, Lord Egremont ⓘ
locationDetail near Delapré Abbey, south of Northampton ⓘ
monarchInvolved Henry VI of England ⓘ
notableEvent defection of Lord Grey of Ruthin to the Yorkists ⓘ
heavy casualties among Lancastrian nobility ⓘ
short duration of fighting ⓘ
outcome capture of King Henry VI ⓘ
partOf Wars of the Roses ⓘ
place Northampton ⓘ
politicalConsequence enabled Act of Accord ⓘ
shift of power towards the Yorkists ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Blore Heath ⓘ
Battle of Ludford Bridge ⓘ
region Northamptonshire ⓘ
result Yorkist victory ⓘ
significance led to Yorkist control of the government ⓘ
turning point in the early phase of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
tacticalFeature Yorkists penetrated Lancastrian defenses ⓘ
attack during heavy rain ⓘ
typeOfEngagement pitched battle ⓘ
year 1460 ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cousins' War → hasPart → Battle of Northampton ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Northampton (1460)
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick → battle → Battle of Northampton (1460) ⓘ
Delapré Abbey → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Northampton ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Northampton (1460)
House of Neville → involvedInEvent → Battle of Northampton (1460) ⓘ
Yorkist forces → foughtIn → Battle of Northampton (1460) ⓘ
William Neville, Earl of Kent → battle → Battle of Northampton (1460) ⓘ
Humphrey Stafford, Duke of Buckingham → participatedIn → Battle of Northampton (1460) ⓘ
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick → commandedInBattle → Battle of Northampton (1460) ⓘ
subject linked to: the Kingmaker
Battle of Northampton (1460) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Northampton ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Northampton (1460)