Battle of Towton, Yorkshire, England
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:battle
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
20,000–28,000
|
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:House_of_Lancaster
gptkb:House_of_York |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Richard_Neville,_Earl_of_Warwick
gptkb:Henry_Beaufort,_Duke_of_Somerset gptkb:Henry_Percy,_Earl_of_Northumberland gptkb:Edward_IV_of_England |
| gptkbp:consequence |
Edward IV secured the English throne
|
| gptkbp:date |
29 March 1461
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Edward IV's coronation
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
gptkb:Late_Middle_Ages
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Towton, Yorkshire, England
|
| gptkbp:location |
Towton, Yorkshire, England
|
| gptkbp:memorial |
gptkb:Towton_Cross
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
Heavy snowstorm during battle
Use of longbowmen |
| gptkbp:partOf |
Wars of the Roses
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Ferrybridge
|
| gptkbp:result |
Decisive Yorkist victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Largest and bloodiest battle of the Wars of the Roses
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Henry_Percy,_3rd_Earl_of_Northumberland
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|