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The
Battle of Ludford Bridge was the worst disaster suffered by the
Yorkists during the early years of the
Wars of the Roses.
After the victory at the
Battle of Blore Heath on the
Shropshire /
Staffordshire border, the
Yorkists marched towards
Worcester. They quickly fell back to a fortified position at Ludford Bridge in
Shropshire after encountering a much larger
Lancastrian force.
On
12 October 1459,
Sir Andrew Trollope, who commanded the
Calais contingent, defected to the King when offered a pardon, bringing with him his men and much information on
York's army and plans. York was outnumbered by more than three to one. That evening York, his two sons, along with
Warwick and
Salisbury fled from the battle that couldn't be won to Calais and
Ireland.
Finding themselves leaderless next morning, the Yorkists disbanded leaving the Lancastrian army free to plunder the pro-York town of
Ludlow, which lay just over the bridge.
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