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The Battle of Ferrybridge, 28 March 1461, was a preliminary engagement between the houses of York and Lancaster before the larger battle of Towton, during the period now known as the Wars of the Roses.
- 28 March 1461
- Indecisive
The Battle of Ferrybridge took place on 27/28th March 1461. It was part of a series of clashes that formed the Towton Campaign. Ferrybridge was a significant location in later Medieval northern England. It was the site of a stone bridge that crossed the River Aire, providing the only flood proof crossing in the region.
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Sep 30, 2020 · Battle of Ferrybridge 1461 – painted by Graham Turner. While the bridge was being repaired, the Lancastrian archers fired a volley of arrows into the Yorkists while repairing the bridge. Some of the men were killed on the bridge, while others fell and drowned in the freezing water.
1461 Mar 28. Battle of Ferrybridge. Ferrybridge, Yorkshire. On 4 March Warwick proclaimed the young Yorkist leader as King Edward IV. The country now had two kings — a situation that could not be allowed to persist, especially if Edward were to be formally crowned.
The battle of Ferrybridge (27-28 March 1461) took place on the day before the battle of Towton and saw the Yorkists force their way across the River Aire at Ferrybridge, defeating a Lancastrian attempt to hold the line of the river. After the dramas of 1460 and February 1461 the Yorkists and Lancastrians prepared for a decisive battle.
The Battles of Ferrybridge and Towton. 28th and 29th March 1461. Result of the Battles – Yorkist victory. Following their success at St Albans, the Lancastrian army moved south towards London but the city was chary of opening its gates to Queen Margaret’s army despite the fact she was reunited with the king.
In March 1461, on the eve of the battle of nearby Towton, an engagement between the Lancastrians and Yorkists ended in a Lancastrian victory, and Lord Fitzwalter, the Yorkist leader was killed. This is known as the Battle of Ferrybridge.
