Battle of Northampton

Timeline

1. 1460Kent to Northampton · EnglandAfter the Act of Attainder of 1459, Warwick and the father and son Salisbury controlled the key English Channel position as governors of Calais. In June 1460 they crossed the sea and landed in Kent, winning support from London and southeastern nobles, and advanced rapidly north to approach the king at Northampton.
2. 1460Northampton · NorthamptonshireThe Lancastrians dug in around Henry VI's royal camp; the Yorkists attacked in a rainstorm. According to tradition, one of the defending commanders, Lord Grey, turned coat and let the Yorkist army through; the royal camp was breached, the Duke of Buckingham and the Earl of Shrewsbury were killed, and Henry VI was captured in his tent.
3. 1460London · EnglandThe Yorkists escorted Henry VI into London, revoked the 1459 Act of Attainder and took control of the Privy Council. The Duke of York returned from Ireland shortly after and in October put his claim to the succession to Parliament; though a compromise was reached, Queen Margaret still organized resistance in the north and the war was far from over.