purple sheet battles Flashcards
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when was the battle of hedgeley moor
april 1464
what happened at the battle of hedgeley moor?
montagu led victory - avoided attack and went to newcastle for reinforcements
Lancastrians had attempted to intercept and attack him during his escort of a scottish envoy who had been negotiating truce with edward for scottish alliance in 1463
lanc left flank ended up fleeing
who won at hedgeley moor?
yorkists
what was the outcome of hedgeley moor?
sir ralph percy died + scottish alliance continued to cut off aid to lancs
when was the battle of hexham
may 1464
outcomes of hexham
henry beaufort dies, roos and hungerfood (senior lancs)
henry escapes
sir william tailboys found in coalpit with lanc treasure- executed later
when was the battle of edgecoat?
july 1469
who won at edgecoat
lancs
what was the outcomes of edgecoat
edward assumed that no news at edgecoat had meant good news- marched to nottingham and capt by george neville
herbert devon and john wdv killed )had married warwick’s aunt)
when was the battle of losecoat field?
march 1470
who won at the battle of losecoat field?
yorkists
why did the battle of losecoat field occur?
warwick had been struggling to gain the support of the royal army = released edward from captivity
men had began yelling names of warwick and clarence _ wore livery badge of clarence = revealed poorly kept secret
what was the outcome of losecoat field
warwick fled to france and made angers agreement with margaret
revealed the treachery of warwick and clarence
when was barnet
april 1471
who won at barnet
yorkists
what happened at barnet
edward brought henry VI to battlefield to demoralise the lancastrians
warwick;s forces had misaligned overnight
mistaken identity as oxford’s forces attacked montagu’s stars with rays vs edward’s stars with sun due to the fog = montagu’s forces fled treachery+ hastings
rumours of exter’s death + montagu’s death = forces collapsed
what was the outcome of barnet
edward marched back into london with major support
underlined the lack of trust between lanc and nevilles= failure
warwick died after refusing battle repeatedly
when was tewkesbury
may 1471
who won at tewkesbury
yorkists
what happened at tewkesbury
margaret+ recently landed lanc forces had moved to support her upon arrival
edward blocked the crossing severn
lanc army collapses+ internal issues eg between wenlock and som after wenlock- bashed his brains out had been accused of being inactive during the misdirected charge of some - devon + wenlock= supposed to join
outcome tewkesbury
henry dies of ‘grief’ in tower shortly after
edward of wales killed
margaret returns to france
why wasn’t edward at hedgeley moor
slowed preparations due to lack of money
background to edgecote
9th july edward wrote to warwick and clarence to clear up rumours - true
went to calais- marriage + manifesto
why did yorkists fail at edgecote
edward had relied on forces of william herbert and humphrey stafford solely
split up before battle - only herbert’s forces fought
