Battle of Barnet

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The Battle of Barnet was a decisive 1471 engagement of the Wars of the Roses in which the Yorkist forces under Edward IV defeated and killed the powerful kingmaker Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, helping to secure Yorkist control of the English throne.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Barnet canonical 29
Battle near Barnet 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle near Barnet ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Barnet
associatedWith Edward IV of England ⓘ
House of Lancaster ⓘ
House of York ⓘ
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick ⓘ
belligerent House of Lancaster ⓘ
House of York ⓘ
campaign Edward IV’s 1471 campaign to regain the throne ⓘ
combatant Lancastrian forces ⓘ
Yorkist forces ⓘ
commandedBy Edward IV of England ⓘ
Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter ⓘ
John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford ⓘ
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick ⓘ
conflict Wars of the Roses ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
date 14 April 1471 ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
foughtBetween supporters of Edward IV and supporters of Henry VI ⓘ
geographicalContext north of London ⓘ
hasCasualties John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu killed ⓘ
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick killed ⓘ
hasParticipant Edward IV of England ⓘ
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence ⓘ
Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter ⓘ
John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford ⓘ
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick ⓘ
Richard, Duke of Gloucester ⓘ
outcome collapse of the Lancastrian alliance led by Warwick ⓘ
consolidation of Yorkist control of England ⓘ
death of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ⓘ
partOf Edward IV’s second reign ⓘ
Wars of the Roses ⓘ
place near Barnet, Hertfordshire, England ⓘ
politicalConsequence strengthening of Edward IV’s monarchy ⓘ
weakening of Lancastrian cause in England ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Losecoat Field ⓘ
result Yorkist victory ⓘ
significance decisive Yorkist victory in the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
eliminated the political influence of the Earl of Warwick ⓘ
helped secure Edward IV’s restoration to the throne ⓘ
tacticalConsequence friendly fire among Lancastrian troops ⓘ
tacticalFeature fought in foggy conditions ⓘ
typeOfConflict civil war battle ⓘ
year 1471 ⓘ

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Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Richard III of England → battle → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
Wars of the Roses → majorBattle → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
Wars of the Roses → turningPoint → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
Edward IV of England → battle → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
House of York → notableEvent → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
Battle of Barnet → alsoKnownAs → Battle near Barnet ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Barnet
Battle of Tewkesbury → precededBy → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
Anne Neville → notableEvent → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
Cousins' War → significantBattle → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
Cousins' War → hasPart → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick → battle → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
Henry VI, Part 3 → featuresHistoricalEvent → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
Thomas, Lord Stanley → battle → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
House of Neville → involvedInEvent → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
Lancastrian forces → notableBattle → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
Richard, Duke of Gloucester → battle → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu → battle → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu → killedIn → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
Yorkist forces → foughtIn → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
George Plantagenet → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick → commandedInBattle → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
subject linked to: the Kingmaker
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick → diedIn → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
subject linked to: the Kingmaker
Edward, Earl of March → notableEvent → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
Anthony Wydeville → militaryConflict → Battle of Barnet ⓘ
Neville family → involvedInConflict → Battle of Barnet ⓘ