Battle of Mortimer's Cross
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The Battle of Mortimer's Cross was a 1461 engagement in the Wars of the Roses in which the future Edward IV secured a crucial Yorkist victory over Lancastrian forces in Herefordshire.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement in the Wars of the Roses ⓘ |
| aftermath | capture and execution of Owen Tudor ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
House of Lancaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedHouse |
House of Lancaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Edward IV's rise to the throne ⓘ |
| belligerent |
House of Lancaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy Lancastrian losses ⓘ |
| century | 15th century ⓘ |
| combatant |
Lancastrians
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ⓘ
Yorkists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Edward, Earl of March
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Butler, Earl of Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke NERFINISHED ⓘ Owen Tudor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | local monuments near Mortimer's Cross ⓘ |
| conflict | Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| county | Herefordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 2 February 1461 ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| executedAfterBattle | Owen Tudor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Towton
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Second Battle of St Albans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| futureTitleOfCommander | Edward IV of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | near the River Lugg ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Wars of the Roses period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | near Mortimer's Cross, Herefordshire, England ⓘ |
| monarchDuringConflict | Henry VI of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | appearance of a parhelion (three suns) interpreted as a good omen by Edward ⓘ |
| notableFeature | use of parhelion omen in Yorkist propaganda ⓘ |
| partOf | English civil wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Wakefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLancastrianLeader |
Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke
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ⓘ
Owen Tudor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryYorkistLeader | Edward, Earl of March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Welsh Marches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Yorkist victory ⓘ |
| significanceInWar | helped pave the way for Edward's coronation as king ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
enabled Edward, Earl of March, to move east to join forces with the Earl of Warwick
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secured the Yorkist position in Wales and the Welsh Marches ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | Yorkists routed Lancastrian army ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | medieval pitched battle ⓘ |
| weatherConditions | fought in winter ⓘ |
| year | 1461 ⓘ |
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