Battle of Losecoat Field

Battle of Losecoat Field
Part of The Wars of the Roses
Date 12 March 1470 Location Tickencote Warren near Empingham 52°41′10″N 0°32′10″W / 52.68611°N 0.53611°W / 52.68611; -0.53611 Result Royal Victory
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 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.

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.