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Battle of Sandwich (1460)

Battle of Sandwich (1460) was a naval engagement fought in December 1459 at Sandwich, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Wars of the Roses, which ran from 1455 to 1487. The recorded result: Yorkist victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 800.

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FoughtDecember 1459
WhereSandwich, United Kingdom51.275N, 1.427E
OutcomeYorkist 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 Sandwich (1460), 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

DateDecember 1459 (month precision)
PlaceSandwich, United Kingdom
51.275N, 1.427E
KindNaval engagement, medieval
StrengthUnknown800
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
  • John Dynham, 1st Baron Dynham
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1217 and 1652.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1459

Battle of Sandwich (1460) 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 Q4087468, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sandwich (1460), revision 1370588470, 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.