Henry Tudor’s forces

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Henry Tudor’s forces were the army that defeated King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, leading to the founding of the Tudor dynasty in England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army ⓘ
military force ⓘ
allegiance House of Tudor ⓘ
linked to: Tudor dynasty
approachRoute marched from Wales into England ⓘ
approximateStrength 5,000–6,000 soldiers ⓘ
associatedWithEvent beginning of Tudor period in English history ⓘ
benefitedFrom defection of Lord Stanley ⓘ
support of Sir William Stanley ⓘ
commander Henry Tudor ⓘ
commandStructure overall command by Henry Tudor ⓘ
contributedTo founding of the Tudor dynasty ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfMilitaryAction 22 August 1485 ⓘ
engagedEnemy Richard III’s household troops ⓘ
Richard III’s vanguard ⓘ
era late 15th century ⓘ
facedOpposingStrength larger royal army of Richard III ⓘ
historicalSignificance decisive in ending the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
pivotal in establishing Tudor monarchy ⓘ
includedCommander John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford ⓘ
includedUnitType English supporters ⓘ
French mercenaries ⓘ
Welsh troops ⓘ
archers ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
keyAction decisive charge against Richard III ⓘ
legacy often cited as example of decisive battlefield defection impact ⓘ
symbol of Lancastrian resurgence ⓘ
mainBattleFormation single main battle under Earl of Oxford ⓘ
operatedIn England ⓘ
operatedNear Bosworth Field ⓘ
opposed Richard III’s forces ⓘ
opposedHouse House of York ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
partOfConflict Wars of the Roses ⓘ
resultedIn accession of Henry VII ⓘ
death of Richard III ⓘ
end of Plantagenet rule in England ⓘ
supportedBy English Lancastrian loyalists ⓘ
French crown ⓘ
linked to: French Crown

Welsh nobility ⓘ
supportedClaimant Henry Tudor ⓘ
usedTactic combined infantry and cavalry attack ⓘ
usedTerrain positioning on higher and firmer ground ⓘ
victoryAt Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ

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Battle of Bosworth Field → belligerent → Henry Tudor’s forces ⓘ