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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:casualties
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Total: 28,000–38,000
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:House_of_Lancaster
gptkb:House_of_York
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:William_Neville,_1st_Earl_of_Kent
gptkb:Edward_IV_of_England
gptkb:Henry_Beaufort,_3rd_Duke_of_Somerset
gptkb:Henry_Percy,_3rd_Earl_of_Northumberland
gptkb:John_de_Mowbray,_3rd_Duke_of_Norfolk
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gptkbp:date
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29 March 1461
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gptkbp:estimatedStrength
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Lancastrian: 40,000–60,000
Yorkist: 35,000–48,000
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Hexham
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gptkbp:historicalSource
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gptkb:English_Chronicle
gptkb:Gregory's_Chronicle
gptkb:Warkworth's_Chronicle
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Towton,_North_Yorkshire,_England
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gptkbp:memorial
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gptkb:Towton_Cross
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Heavy snowstorm during the battle
Massacre of fleeing Lancastrians at Bloody Meadow
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gptkbp:partOf
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Wars of the Roses
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Second_Battle_of_St_Albans
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gptkbp:result
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Decisive Yorkist victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Largest and bloodiest battle of the Wars of the Roses
Secured the throne for Edward IV
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Edward_IV
gptkb:Edward_IV_of_England
gptkb:Henry_VI_of_England
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Towton
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