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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:battle
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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:Richard_Neville,_Earl_of_Warwick
gptkb:Henry_Beaufort,_Duke_of_Somerset
gptkb:Henry_Percy,_Earl_of_Northumberland
gptkb:Edward_IV_of_England
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Kingdom_of_England
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gptkbp:date
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29 March 1461
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gptkbp:estimated_casualties
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20,000–28,000
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Hexham
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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gptkb:Late_Middle_Ages
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Towton,_North_Yorkshire,_England
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Heavy snowstorm during battle
Use of longbowmen by Yorkists
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gptkbp:notableParticipant
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gptkb:Richard_Neville,_Earl_of_Warwick
gptkb:Henry_Beaufort,_Duke_of_Somerset
gptkb:Henry_Percy,_Earl_of_Northumberland
gptkb:Edward_IV_of_England
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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 English throne for Edward IV
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Towton,_North_Yorkshire,_England
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Towton (1461)
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