Battle of Mortimer's Cross

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The Battle of Mortimer's Cross was a 1461 engagement in the Wars of the Roses in which the future Edward IV secured a crucial Yorkist victory over Lancastrian forces in Herefordshire.

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Battle of Mortimer's Cross canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement in the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
aftermath capture and execution of Owen Tudor ⓘ
associatedDynasty House of Lancaster ⓘ
House of York ⓘ
associatedHouse House of Lancaster ⓘ
House of York ⓘ
associatedWith Edward IV's rise to the throne ⓘ
belligerent House of Lancaster ⓘ
House of York ⓘ
casualties heavy Lancastrian losses ⓘ
century 15th century ⓘ
combatant Lancastrians ⓘ
linked to: Lancastrian forces

Yorkists ⓘ
linked to: Yorkist forces
commander Edward, Earl of March ⓘ
James Butler, Earl of Wiltshire ⓘ
Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
Owen Tudor ⓘ
commemoratedBy local monuments near Mortimer's Cross ⓘ
conflict Wars of the Roses ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
county Herefordshire ⓘ
date 2 February 1461 ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
executedAfterBattle Owen Tudor ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Towton ⓘ
Second Battle of St Albans ⓘ
futureTitleOfCommander Edward IV of England ⓘ
geographicalContext near the River Lugg ⓘ
historicalPeriod Wars of the Roses period ⓘ
linked to: Wars of the Roses
location near Mortimer's Cross, Herefordshire, England ⓘ
monarchDuringConflict Henry VI of England ⓘ
notableEvent appearance of a parhelion (three suns) interpreted as a good omen by Edward ⓘ
notableFeature use of parhelion omen in Yorkist propaganda ⓘ
partOf English civil wars ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Wakefield ⓘ
primaryLancastrianLeader Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
linked to: Jasper Tudor

Owen Tudor ⓘ
primaryYorkistLeader Edward, Earl of March ⓘ
region Welsh Marches ⓘ
result Yorkist victory ⓘ
significanceInWar helped pave the way for Edward's coronation as king ⓘ
strategicSignificance enabled Edward, Earl of March, to move east to join forces with the Earl of Warwick ⓘ
secured the Yorkist position in Wales and the Welsh Marches ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Yorkists routed Lancastrian army ⓘ
typeOfWarfare medieval pitched battle ⓘ
weatherConditions fought in winter ⓘ
year 1461 ⓘ

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

Jasper Tudor → participatedIn → Battle of Mortimer's Cross ⓘ
Owen Tudor → battle → Battle of Mortimer's Cross ⓘ
Owen Tudor → capturedAfter → Battle of Mortimer's Cross ⓘ
Battle of Wakefield → followedBy → Battle of Mortimer's Cross ⓘ
William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke → battle → Battle of Mortimer's Cross ⓘ
Yorkist forces → foughtIn → Battle of Mortimer's Cross ⓘ
Battle of Northampton (1460) → followedBy → Battle of Mortimer's Cross ⓘ
Edward, Earl of March → notableEvent → Battle of Mortimer's Cross ⓘ