Battles

Question 1

First battle of st Albans

Answer 1

22 May 1455
York broke a taboo and attacked the King’s army
Henry vi and Buckingham injured. Somerset killed

Question 2

Blore Heath

Answer 2

23 september 1459
Margaret’s followers James Touchett and Lord Audley intercepted Salisbury.
Lord Audley killed

Question 3

Ludford Bridge

Answer 3

12 October 1459
York’s army was outnumbered but he refused to accept the king’s offer of a pardon. York and Rutland fled to Ireland. Salisbury, warwick and edward of march fled to devon

Question 4

Northampton

Answer 4

10 July 1460
Big storm. Lord Grey defected to Yorkists and his men helped them up the slippery bank.
Buckingham, Egremont and Beaumont died and Henry vi was captured.

Question 5

Wakefield

Answer 5

30 December 1460
York advanced without waiting for reinforcments and was outnumbered. York, Rutland, Salisbury and his son Thomas Neville killed

Question 6

Mortimer’s cross

Answer 6

2 Feb 1460
Edward intercepted Owen tudor’s forces before reuniting with other lancastrians. Sun dog. Owen Tudor killed

Question 7

Second battle of st Albans

Answer 7

17 Feb 1461
Damp conditions meant that Warwick’s cannons didn’t fire. Yorkists were outnumbered and defeated. Henry vi returned to his wife

Question 8

Ferrybridge

Answer 8

28 March 1461
Separated by two rivers.
Clifford killed and Warwick injured.

Question 9

Towton

Answer 9

29 March 1461
Wind and snow in direction of Lancastrians. Fouconberg ordered yorkist archers to fire and there arrows traveled very far while lancastian ones fell short. Edward had to take command of left flank as it was under attack. 3 hours unitl Norfolk’s men arrived and attacked lancastrian left flank. Yorkist victory despite being outnumbered

Question 10

Hedgely Moor

Answer 10

25 April 1464
Montagu defeated lancastrians and sir ralph percy killed.

Question 11

Hexham

Answer 11

15 May 1464
Montagu defeated lancastrians.
30 senior lancastrians killed e.g somerset, loor roo, lord hungerford, and william tailboys

Question 12

Edgecote

Answer 12

26 July 1469
Rebels defeated edward’s army but unaware he was captured.

Question 13

Losecote feild

Answer 13

12 March 1470
Despite warwick’s letter edward fought the rebels before him and clarence arrived and defeated them. Welled was captured and admitted Warwick’s and Clarence’s tresaon who refused to aswer sumons

Question 14

Barnet

Answer 14

14 April 1471
Edward misaligned his 3 battles in the mist.
Yorkist left flank collapsed but noone noticed. Montagu’s men mistookl Oxford’s for Edward’s so attacked but when they realised they fled.
Montagu, Exeter and Warwick killed. Yorkist victory

Question 15

Tewkesbury

Answer 15

4 May 1471
Edward iv intercepted Margaret’s army before they could join reinforcments from Jasper Tudor.
Prince Edward and somerset killed. Margaret captured