The Battle of Ludford Bridge was the greatest disaster experienced by the Yorks during the initial period of the Scarlet and White Rose War .
| Battle of Ladford Bridge |
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| Main Conflict: Part of the Scarlet and White Rose War |
Modern view of Ladford Bridge |
| date | October 12, 1459 |
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| A place | Ladford Bridge in Shropshire , England |
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| Total | Lancaster Victory |
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Richard, Duke of York | Henry VI |
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After winning the Battle of Blor Heaf on the border of Shropshire and Staffordshire, the Yorkies sent their forces to Worcester . But, having discovered a much larger army of Lancaster , they took a defensive position on Ladford Bridge.
On October 12, 1459, Sir Andrew Trollop, who commanded the Calais contingent, moved with his men to the king’s camp and, to earn forgiveness, revealed to him a lot of information about the York Army and their plans. Now the Lancaster army outnumbered the enemy by more than 3 times. In the evening, York, his two sons, Earls of Warwick and Salisbury sailed to Calais and Ireland without accepting the battle, which could not be won. Their army, having discovered that the commanders had escaped, dispersed, leaving the Lancasters to ruin the pro-York city of Ludlow , which lay just behind the bridge. [one]
