Battle of Ludford Bridge

Timeline

1. 1459Ludlow · ShropshireAfter the Battle of Blore Heath, the Duke of York returned from Ireland and joined Salisbury and Warwick at Ludlow, a key town on the Welsh Marches, drawing up battle lines near Ludford Bridge intending to force the king to restore shared power by arms.
2. 1459Ludford Bridge · HerefordshireHenry VI campaigned in person; the Lancastrians outnumbered the Yorkists and deployed on the opposite bank. At night, Welsh soldiers, learning that the Parliament of Coventry might attainder the Yorkists, defected to the royal side, opening the Yorkist flank; before a major battle could be joined, victory was already out of reach.
3. 1459Welsh Marches to Calais/Ireland · WalesThe Duke of York fled to Ireland with a small retinue, while Warwick and Salisbury and his son sailed from the Welsh coast to Calais. The Lancastrians occupied Ludlow and plundered Yorkist property, then convened the Parliament of Coventry and passed the Act of Attainder, but the core of the exiled Yorkist forces survived.