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Battle of Worksop

Battle of Worksop was a battle fought on 16 December 1460 at Worksop, 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: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought16 December 1460
WhereWorksop, United Kingdom53.310N, 1.123W
OutcomeLancastrian victory
BelligerentsHouse of YorkagainstHouse of Lancaster
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 Worksop, 1460
22 placed engagements of the Wars of the Roses in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date16 December 1460
PlaceWorksop, United Kingdom
53.310N, 1.123W
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
Battle of WorksopBattle of WorksopBattle of ChesterfieldBattle of GainsboroughBattle of Hatfield ChaseBattle of Stoke FieldBattle of Mapperley HillsBattle of ChesterfieldBattle of Hatfield ChaseBattle of Stoke FieldBattle of Mapperley HillsBirminghamManchesterLeedsLiverpoolKingston upon HullBlackpoolNorwichYork100 km53.310N, 1.123W
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Battle of Worksop 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 Q4872755, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Worksop, revision 1375759730, 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.