Battle of Hexham

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The Battle of Hexham was a decisive 1464 engagement in the Wars of the Roses in which Yorkist forces crushed the Lancastrians in Northumberland, effectively ending organized Lancastrian resistance in northern England.

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Battle of Hexham canonical 5
Northern campaign of 1464 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
associatedWith Neville family
Percy family
belligerent Lancastrians
linked to: Lancastrian forces

Yorkists
linked to: Yorkist forces
campaign Yorkist campaign to secure the north in 1464
casualties heavy Lancastrian losses
chronologicalOrder fought after the Battle of Hedgeley Moor
fought after the Battle of Towton
combatant House of Lancaster
House of York
commander Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset
John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu
Lord Roos
Ralph Percy
conflict Wars of the Roses
country Kingdom of England
date 15 May 1464
describedAs decisive engagement in the Wars of the Roses
effect capture and execution of leading Lancastrian nobles
collapse of organized Lancastrian resistance in northern England
era Late Middle Ages
followedBy Battle of Hexham executions
geographicalContext near the River Tyne region
location England
Hexham
Northumberland
monarchSupported Edward IV of England
notableAftermath execution of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset
execution of other Lancastrian leaders at Newcastle and York
opposedMonarch Henry VI of England
outcome consolidation of Yorkist control in northern England
partOf Northern campaign of 1464
linked to: Battle of Hexham

Wars of the Roses
politicalConsequence strengthening of Edward IV’s position on the throne
weakening of Lancastrian cause in England
precededBy Battle of Hedgeley Moor
region Northern England
result Yorkist victory
decisive Yorkist victory
significance effectively ended major Lancastrian military operations in the north
strategicObjective to suppress Lancastrian resistance in the north
theatre Northern England
typeOfEngagement pitched battle
year 1464

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Battle of Towton followedBy Battle of Hexham
Cousins' War hasPart Battle of Hexham
John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu battle Battle of Hexham
Battle of Hexham partOf Northern campaign of 1464
linked to: Battle of Hexham
Yorkist forces foughtIn Battle of Hexham