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Battle of Ludford Bridge

Battle of Ludford Bridge was a battle fought on 12 October 1459 at Ludlow, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Wars of the Roses, which ran from 1455 to 1487. The recorded result: Lancastrian victory. Recorded strength: Perhaps 12,000–15,000 against Perhaps 6,000–8,000.

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Fought12 October 1459
WhereLudlow, United Kingdom52.364N, 2.719W
OutcomeLancastrian victory
BelligerentsHouse of LancasteragainstHouse of York
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
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 Ludford Bridge, 1459
22 placed engagements of the Wars of the Roses in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date12 October 1459
PlaceLudlow, United Kingdom
52.364N, 2.719W
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthPerhaps 12,000–15,000Perhaps 6,000–8,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Henry VI of England
  • Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham
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Battle of Ludford Bridge 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 Q281089, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Rout of Ludford Bridge, revision 1381812790, 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.