What the records say
- When
- Apr 1264
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 52.24° N, 0.91° W
- Description
- 1264 battle in the Second Barons' War
Battle of Northampton (1264)
Battle in the Second Barons' War
The Battle of Northampton took place during the Second Barons' War. The battle was a decisive victory for the royalist forces of King Henry III of England, who took Northampton Castle and captured Simon de Montfort, son of Simon de Montfort.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Northampton: English forces under Roger Mortimer, advance over the water meadows south of Northampton to attack its main gate with engines”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page