The bloodiest battle fought on English soil, it began when Lord Fitzwalter's men, detailed to rebuild the bridge at Ferrybridge, were driven back by a dawn attack by Lord Clifford.
The bloodiest battle fought on English soil, it began when Lord Fitzwalter's men, detailed to rebuild the bridge at Ferrybridge, were driven back by a dawn attack by Lord Clifford. Edward then sent Castleford to cut off Clifford, butchering his men within sight of the Duke of Somerset's lines. Greatly damaged by the wind, which prevented the return of arrow fire, the Lancastrians attacked pushing Edward's army back until the late arrive of the Duke of Norfolk turned the tide. For 10 points, name this battle of 1461 in which Edward IV forced Somerset, Margaret, and Henry VI to flee England.
The bloodiest battle fought on English soil, it began when Lord Fitzwalter's men, detailed to rebuild the bridge at Ferrybridge, were driven back by a dawn attack by Lord Clifford.
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