Battle of Blore Heath
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The Battle of Blore Heath was a major early engagement of the Wars of the Roses in 1459, where Yorkist forces won a significant victory over the Lancastrians in Staffordshire, England.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
House of Lancaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Lancastrian casualties
ⓘ
light Yorkist casualties ⓘ |
| category |
15th-century battles
ⓘ
Battles involving England ⓘ Battles of the Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | dynastic struggle between York and Lancaster ⓘ |
| combatant |
Lancastrians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yorkists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Dudley NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Blore Heath monument ⓘ |
| conflict | Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 23 September 1459 ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Ludford Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Wars of the Roses era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedNobility |
Neville family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tuchet family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | English civil wars ⓘ |
| LancastrianCommander | James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Blore Heath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ Staffordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Market Drayton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDeath | James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | Yorkist attempt to join forces with the Duke of York ⓘ |
| opposingForces |
Lancastrian army of Audley
ⓘ
Yorkist army of Salisbury ⓘ |
| partOf | Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of St Albans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Yorkist victory ⓘ |
| significance |
early major Yorkist victory
ⓘ
first major pitched battle of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ |
| tactics | feigned retreat by Yorkist forces ⓘ |
| terrain | open heathland ⓘ |
| theatre | English mainland ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | medieval pitched battle ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
lance
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longbow ⓘ sword ⓘ |
| year | 1459 ⓘ |
| YorkistCommander | Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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