Battle of Wakefield
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The Battle of Wakefield was a major engagement of the Wars of the Roses in 1460, in which the Lancastrian forces decisively defeated and killed Richard, Duke of York, shifting the balance of power in favor of the Lancastrian cause.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Wakefield canonical | 22 |
| Battle of Wakefield, 30 December 1460 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5064994 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Wakefield Context triple: [Margaret of Anjou, battle, Battle of Wakefield]
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Battle of Stoke Field
The Battle of Stoke Field was a decisive 1487 engagement in England that effectively ended the Wars of the Roses by crushing the last major Yorkist uprising against Henry VII.
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Battle of Barnet
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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Battle of Bosworth Field
The Battle of Bosworth Field was the decisive 1485 clash in the Wars of the Roses in which Henry Tudor defeated and killed King Richard III, leading to the end of the Plantagenet dynasty and the beginning of Tudor rule in England.
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Battle of York
The Battle of York was a War of 1812 engagement in which American forces captured and burned the British colonial capital of York (now Toronto), significantly impacting the defense and development of Upper Canada.
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Battle of Evesham
The Battle of Evesham was a decisive 1265 clash in the Second Barons' War in which royal forces under Prince Edward crushed Simon de Montfort's rebel army, restoring King Henry III's authority in England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Wakefield Target entity description: The Battle of Wakefield was a major engagement of the Wars of the Roses in 1460, in which the Lancastrian forces decisively defeated and killed Richard, Duke of York, shifting the balance of power in favor of the Lancastrian cause.
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A.
Battle of Stoke Field
The Battle of Stoke Field was a decisive 1487 engagement in England that effectively ended the Wars of the Roses by crushing the last major Yorkist uprising against Henry VII.
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B.
Battle of Barnet
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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C.
Battle of Bosworth Field
The Battle of Bosworth Field was the decisive 1485 clash in the Wars of the Roses in which Henry Tudor defeated and killed King Richard III, leading to the end of the Plantagenet dynasty and the beginning of Tudor rule in England.
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D.
Battle of York
The Battle of York was a War of 1812 engagement in which American forces captured and burned the British colonial capital of York (now Toronto), significantly impacting the defense and development of Upper Canada.
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E.
Battle of Evesham
The Battle of Evesham was a decisive 1265 clash in the Second Barons' War in which royal forces under Prince Edward crushed Simon de Montfort's rebel army, restoring King Henry III's authority in England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle at Sandal ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sandal Castle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
House of Lancaster
ⓘ
House of York ⓘ |
| cause | dispute over the English throne between Yorkists and Lancastrians ⓘ |
| combatant |
Lancastrian forces
ⓘ
Yorkist forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Edmund, Earl of Rutland
ⓘ
Henry Beaufort, Duke of Somerset ⓘ
linked to:
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset
Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland ⓘ
linked to:
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
John Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford ⓘ Margaret of Anjou ⓘ Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury ⓘ Richard, Duke of York ⓘ
linked to:
Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York
|
| conflict | Wars of the Roses ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 30 December 1460 ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Mortimer's Cross
ⓘ
Battle of Towton ⓘ Second Battle of St Albans ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Wars of the Roses period ⓘ |
| killedInAction |
Edmund, Earl of Rutland
ⓘ
Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury ⓘ Richard, Duke of York ⓘ
linked to:
Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York
|
| location |
Sandal Magna, near Sandal Castle
ⓘ
linked to:
Sandal Castle
near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England ⓘ |
| monarchDuringConflict |
Henry VI of England
ⓘ
linked to:
King Henry VI of England
|
| notableEvent |
death and beheading of Richard, Duke of York
ⓘ
display of Yorkist leaders' heads on Micklegate Bar in York ⓘ |
| partOf | English civil wars of the 15th century ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Act of Accord
ⓘ
Yorkist occupation of London in 1460 ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingHouses |
House of Lancaster
ⓘ
House of York ⓘ |
| region | Yorkshire ⓘ |
| result | Lancastrian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive Lancastrian victory that killed Richard, Duke of York
ⓘ
paved the way for Edward, Earl of March, to claim the throne as Edward IV ⓘ shifted balance of power temporarily in favor of the Lancastrian cause ⓘ |
| theatre | Northern England ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | pitched battle ⓘ |
| year | 1460 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Wakefield Description of subject: The Battle of Wakefield was a major engagement of the Wars of the Roses in 1460, in which the Lancastrian forces decisively defeated and killed Richard, Duke of York, shifting the balance of power in favor of the Lancastrian cause.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Battle of Wakefield
subject linked to:
Queen Margaret of Anjou
subject linked to:
John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu killed
subject linked to:
Wakefield, Yorkshire (disputed but commonly cited)
subject linked to:
Wakefield, Yorkshire (disputed but commonly cited)
subject linked to:
Thomas Courtenay