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Siege of London (1471)

Siege of London (1471) was a siege conducted in 1471 at London, in what is now United Kingdom. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at London. It was part of the Wars of the Roses, which ran from 1455 to 1487. The recorded result: Yorkist victory. Recorded strength: Approx. 4,500 men against Approx. 5,000 men.

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Fought1471
WhereLondon, United Kingdom51.507N, 0.128W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeYorkist victory
BelligerentsHouse of YorkagainstHouse of Lancaster
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, 148714551487Siege of London (1471), 1471
22 placed engagements of the Wars of the Roses in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1471 (year precision)
to 1471
PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
51.507N, 0.128W
KindSiege, medieval
StrengthApprox. 4,500 menApprox. 5,000 men
Commanders
  • Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers
  • Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex
  • Thomas Neville (died 1471)
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Placed at London; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Siege of London (1471) is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q103468871, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of London (1471), revision 1370787578, 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.