Lancastrian forces

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The Lancastrian forces were the military supporters of the House of Lancaster during the Wars of the Roses, fighting to uphold its claim to the English throne against the rival House of York.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Lancastrians 8
Lancastrian faction 3
Lancastrian forces canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf faction in a civil war ⓘ
military force ⓘ
activeDuring 1460s ⓘ
1470s ⓘ
15th century ⓘ
allegianceTo Henry VI of England ⓘ
Margaret of Anjou ⓘ
Prince Edward of Westminster ⓘ
commandedBy Andrew Trollope ⓘ
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset ⓘ
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland ⓘ
Henry Tudor ⓘ
Henry VI of England ⓘ
Jasper Tudor ⓘ
John Courtenay, Earl of Devon ⓘ
Margaret of Anjou ⓘ
conflict Wars of the Roses ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
ideology loyalty to the House of Lancaster ⓘ
languageOfCommand Middle English ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Barnet ⓘ
Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Battle of St Albans (1455) ⓘ
Battle of St Albans (1461) ⓘ
Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Battle of Towton ⓘ
Battle of Wakefield ⓘ
opposedTo House of York ⓘ
Yorkist forces ⓘ
outcomeAtBattleOfBosworthField victory under Henry Tudor ⓘ
outcomeAtBattleOfTewkesbury decisive defeat ⓘ
outcomeAtBattleOfTowton decisive defeat ⓘ
partOf House of Lancaster ⓘ
purpose uphold the Lancastrian claim to the English throne ⓘ
recruitedFrom Wales ⓘ
loyal noble affinities ⓘ
northern England ⓘ
the West Country ⓘ
linked to: southwest England
resultedIn accession of Henry VII ⓘ
foundation of the Tudor dynasty ⓘ
statusAfter1485 absorbed into royal forces of the Tudor monarchy ⓘ
symbol red rose of Lancaster ⓘ
usedUnitType archers ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
men-at-arms ⓘ
usedWarfareType feudal levies ⓘ
medieval warfare ⓘ
retainer armies ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

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

Battle of Barnet → combatant → Lancastrian forces ⓘ
Battle of Tewkesbury → combatant → Lancastrians ⓘ
linked to: Lancastrian forces
Battle of Towton → combatant → Lancastrians ⓘ
linked to: Lancastrian forces
Anne Beaufort → politicalAlignment → Lancastrian faction ⓘ
linked to: Lancastrian forces
Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset → sideInWar → Lancastrian faction ⓘ
linked to: Lancastrian forces
Palm Sunday Field → combatant → Lancastrian forces ⓘ
Battle of Hexham → belligerent → Lancastrians ⓘ
linked to: Lancastrian forces
Battle of Blore Heath → combatant → Lancastrians ⓘ
linked to: Lancastrian forces
Battle of Northampton (1460) → combatant → Lancastrians ⓘ
linked to: Lancastrian forces
Battle of Mortimer's Cross → combatant → Lancastrians ⓘ
linked to: Lancastrian forces
The Wars of the Roses (stage production) → depictsFaction → Lancastrians ⓘ
linked to: Lancastrian forces
Lancastrian resistance in Wales → hasBelligerent → Lancastrians ⓘ
linked to: Lancastrian forces
de la Pole → politicalAlignment → Lancastrian faction ⓘ
linked to: Lancastrian forces