Yorkist forces

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Yorkist forces were the military troops loyal to the House of York during England’s Wars of the Roses.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Yorkists 8
Yorkist forces canonical 6
Yorkist faction 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf faction in a civil war ⓘ
military forces ⓘ
activeDuring 15th century ⓘ
alliedWith Burgundy ⓘ
Hanoverian contingents ⓘ
commandedBy Edward IV of England ⓘ
John Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk ⓘ
Richard III of England ⓘ
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ⓘ
Richard, Duke of Gloucester ⓘ
Richard, Duke of York ⓘ
William, Lord Hastings ⓘ
composedOf feudal levies ⓘ
mercenaries ⓘ
noble retinues ⓘ
conflictWith Lancastrian forces ⓘ
foughtIn Battle of Barnet ⓘ
Battle of Hedgeley Moor ⓘ
Battle of Hexham ⓘ
Battle of Losecoat Field ⓘ
Battle of Ludford Bridge ⓘ
Battle of Mortimer's Cross ⓘ
Battle of Northampton (1460) ⓘ
Battle of Stoke Field ⓘ
Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Battle of Towton ⓘ
Battle of Wakefield ⓘ
goal securing the English crown for the House of York ⓘ
ideologicallyOpposedTo Lancastrian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Lancaster
loyalTo House of York ⓘ
operatedIn Kingdom of England ⓘ
participatedIn Wars of the Roses ⓘ
partOf Yorkist cause ⓘ
linked to: Wars of the Roses
recruitedFrom East Anglia ⓘ
Yorkist strongholds in northern England ⓘ
the Welsh Marches ⓘ
linked to: Welsh Marches
supportedClaimant Edward IV of England ⓘ
Richard III of England ⓘ
Richard, Duke of York ⓘ
used billhooks ⓘ
late medieval weaponry ⓘ
longbows ⓘ
mail armour ⓘ
plate armour ⓘ
swords ⓘ
usedTactics late medieval cavalry actions ⓘ
mass longbow volleys ⓘ
shock infantry charges ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (22)

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

Carreg Cennen Castle → demolishedBy → Yorkist forces ⓘ
White Rose of York → associatedWith → Yorkist faction ⓘ
subject linked to: white rose of York
linked to: Yorkist forces
Battle of Stoke Field → involves → House of York supporters ⓘ
linked to: Yorkist forces
Owen Tudor → killedBy → Yorkist forces ⓘ
Margaret of York → allegiance → Yorkist faction ⓘ
linked to: Yorkist forces
Battle of Losecoat Field → belligerent → Yorkists ⓘ
linked to: Yorkist forces
Earl of Salisbury → politicalAlignment → Yorkist leadership ⓘ
linked to: Yorkist forces
Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset → executedBy → Yorkists ⓘ
linked to: Yorkist forces
Palm Sunday Field → combatant → Yorkist forces ⓘ
Battle of Hexham → belligerent → Yorkists ⓘ
linked to: Yorkist forces
Battle of Blore Heath → combatant → Yorkists ⓘ
linked to: Yorkist forces
William Neville, Earl of Kent → politicalFaction → Yorkist faction ⓘ
linked to: Yorkist forces
Martin Schwartz → sideInConflict → Yorkist ⓘ
linked to: Yorkist forces
Battle of Northampton (1460) → combatant → Yorkists ⓘ
linked to: Yorkist forces
Battle of Mortimer's Cross → combatant → Yorkists ⓘ
linked to: Yorkist forces
George Plantagenet (son of Edward IV) → allegiance → Yorkist faction ⓘ
linked to: Yorkist forces
The Wars of the Roses (stage production) → depictsFaction → Yorkists ⓘ
linked to: Yorkist forces
Walter Devereux → militaryBranch → Yorkist forces ⓘ
Lancastrian resistance in Wales → hasBelligerent → Yorkists ⓘ
linked to: Yorkist forces
Thomas Courtenay, 5th/13th Earl of Devon → executedBy → Yorkist forces ⓘ
subject linked to: Thomas Courtenay
Catesby family → politicalAlignment → Yorkist ⓘ
linked to: Yorkist forces