NDS Bosworth Flashcards
Richard III’s Reign Dates ?
1483-1485
Henry Tudor’s Reign Dates?
1485-1509
Date of the Battle of Bosworth?
22nd August 1485
Yorkist Commanders
Richard III, Duke of Norfolk, Duke of Northumberland
Lancastrian Commanders ?
Henry Tudor, Earl of Oxford, Earl of Pembroke
Henry Tudor lands at Milford Haven in Wales
7th August 1485
Henry crosses the border into England
16th August 1485
Henry’s Troop number
Around 5,000 (4,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry)
Richard III’s troop number
Around 10,000 (5,000 infantry, 4,000 cavalry, 1,000 longbowmen) and 4 pieces of artillery
Lord Stanley’s Troop number
6,000
Yorkist casualties
Around 1,200
Lancastrian Casualties
Around 300
Wars of the Roses dates
1455-1485
Rebellion of Duke of Buckingham
1483