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Battle of Piltown

Battle of Piltown was a battle fought in 1462 at Piltown, in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Wars of the Roses, which ran from 1455 to 1487. The recorded result: Yorkist victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1462
WherePiltown, Ireland52.350N, 7.333W
OutcomeYorkist victory
Belligerents20px|border House of Yorkagainst20px|border House of Lancaster
Casualties and lossesUnknownand1,000+
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 Piltown, 1462
22 placed engagements of the Wars of the Roses in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1462 (year precision)
PlacePiltown, Ireland
52.350N, 7.333W
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknown1,000+
Commanders
  • Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Desmond
  • John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond
Battle of PiltownBattle of PiltownSiege of WaterfordSiege of WaterfordSiege of ClonmelSiege of KilkennyBattle of New RossSiege of WaterfordSiege of ClonmelSiege of KilkennyDublinCorkLimerickGalwayKillarneyTraleeShannon100 km52.350N, 7.333W
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Battle of Piltown is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 114 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q56064435, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Piltown, revision 1379697033, 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.