Lancastrian victory Yorkists lose custody of the English king
Belligerents
House of Lancaster
Kingdom of Scotland
House of York
Commanders and leaders
Duke of Somerset
Earl of Northumberland
Baron Clifford
Andrew Trollope
Earl of Warwick
Duke of Norfolk
Baron Montagu (POW)
Strength
c. 15,000 men
c. 10,000 men
Casualties and losses
1,916 killed, mostly Yorkists
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Location of the battle within England
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Wars of the Roses
1st St Albans
Blore Heath
Ludford Bridge
Sandwich
London (1460)
Northampton
Worksop
Wakefield
Mortimer's Cross
2nd St Albans
Ferrybridge
Towton
Piltown
Hedgeley Moor
Hexham
Edgcote
Losecoat Field
Barnet
Tewkesbury
London (1471)
Buckingham's rebellion
Bosworth Field
Stafford's & Lovell's rebellion
Stoke Field
The Second Battle of St Albans was fought on 17 February 1461 during the Wars of the Roses in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England (the First Battle of St Albans had been fought in 1455).
The army of the Yorkist faction, under the Earl of Warwick, attempted to bar the road to London north of the town. The rival Lancastrian army used a wide outflanking manoeuvre to take Warwick by surprise, cut him off from London and drive his army from the field. The victors also released the feeble King Henry VI, who had been Warwick's prisoner, from his captivity, but they ultimately failed to take advantage of their victory.
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