Battle of Losecoat Field
The Battle of Losecoat Field (also known as the Battle of Empingham) was fought on 12 March 1470, during the Wars of the Roses. Spellings of "Losecoat" vary, with "Losecote" and "Loose-coat" also seen.
| Battle of Losecoat Field | |||||||
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| Part of The Wars of the Roses | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| House of York (Royal) | House of Lancaster (Rebel) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Edward IV | Baron Willoughby | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| unknown | 30,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| unknown | unknown | ||||||
The battle secured the defeat of the poorly organised Welles Uprising against King Edward IV, but ultimately led to the defection of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick and the king's brother George, Duke of Clarence to the Lancastrian cause after they were forced to flee the country having been implicated in the rebellion.
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