Battle of Blore Heath
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The Battle of Blore Heath was a major early engagement of the Wars of the Roses in 1459, where Yorkist forces won a significant victory over the Lancastrians in Staffordshire, England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Blore Heath canonical | 7 |
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Target entity: Battle of Blore Heath Context triple: [Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, notableEvent, Battle of Blore Heath]
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Battle of Radcot Bridge
The Battle of Radcot Bridge was a 1387 clash during the reign of Richard II in which forces loyal to the Lords Appellant defeated royal troops, marking a key moment in the power struggle between the king and his nobles in late medieval England.
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Battle of Basing
The Battle of Basing was a 9th-century engagement during the Viking invasions of England in which the West Saxons under King Æthelred and Alfred suffered a defeat by Danish forces.
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Battle of the River Idle
The Battle of the River Idle was a 7th-century conflict in early Anglo-Saxon England in which the Northumbrian exile Edwin, aided by East Anglian forces, defeated and killed King Æthelfrith of Northumbria, paving the way for Edwin’s accession to the Northumbrian throne.
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Battle of Keynsham
The Battle of Keynsham was a minor 1685 engagement during the Monmouth Rebellion in which rebel and royalist forces skirmished near Keynsham in Somerset as the Duke of Monmouth advanced toward Bristol.
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Battle of Homildon Hill
The Battle of Homildon Hill was a 1402 English victory over the Scots in Northumberland, notable for the devastating effectiveness of English longbowmen against a Scottish army.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Blore Heath Target entity description: The Battle of Blore Heath was a major early engagement of the Wars of the Roses in 1459, where Yorkist forces won a significant victory over the Lancastrians in Staffordshire, England.
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A.
Battle of Radcot Bridge
The Battle of Radcot Bridge was a 1387 clash during the reign of Richard II in which forces loyal to the Lords Appellant defeated royal troops, marking a key moment in the power struggle between the king and his nobles in late medieval England.
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B.
Battle of Basing
The Battle of Basing was a 9th-century engagement during the Viking invasions of England in which the West Saxons under King Æthelred and Alfred suffered a defeat by Danish forces.
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C.
Battle of the River Idle
The Battle of the River Idle was a 7th-century conflict in early Anglo-Saxon England in which the Northumbrian exile Edwin, aided by East Anglian forces, defeated and killed King Æthelfrith of Northumbria, paving the way for Edwin’s accession to the Northumbrian throne.
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D.
Battle of Keynsham
The Battle of Keynsham was a minor 1685 engagement during the Monmouth Rebellion in which rebel and royalist forces skirmished near Keynsham in Somerset as the Duke of Monmouth advanced toward Bristol.
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E.
Battle of Homildon Hill
The Battle of Homildon Hill was a 1402 English victory over the Scots in Northumberland, notable for the devastating effectiveness of English longbowmen against a Scottish army.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
House of Lancaster
ⓘ
House of York ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Lancastrian casualties
ⓘ
light Yorkist casualties ⓘ |
| category |
15th-century battles
ⓘ
Battles involving England ⓘ Battles of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
linked to:
Wars of the Roses
|
| cause | dynastic struggle between York and Lancaster ⓘ |
| combatant |
Lancastrians
ⓘ
linked to:
Lancastrian forces
Yorkists ⓘ
linked to:
Yorkist forces
|
| commander |
James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley
ⓘ
Lord Dudley ⓘ
linked to:
Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley
Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury ⓘ
linked to:
Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury
|
| commemoratedBy | Blore Heath monument ⓘ |
| conflict | Wars of the Roses ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 23 September 1459 ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Ludford Bridge ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Wars of the Roses era
ⓘ
linked to:
Wars of the Roses
|
| involvedNobility |
Neville family
ⓘ
Tuchet family ⓘ
linked to:
Touchet family
|
| isPartOf | English civil wars ⓘ |
| LancastrianCommander | James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley ⓘ |
| location |
Blore Heath
ⓘ
England ⓘ Staffordshire ⓘ |
| near | Market Drayton ⓘ |
| notableDeath | James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley ⓘ |
| objective | Yorkist attempt to join forces with the Duke of York ⓘ |
| opposingForces |
Lancastrian army of Audley
ⓘ
Yorkist army of Salisbury ⓘ |
| partOf | Wars of the Roses ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of St Albans
ⓘ
linked to:
First Battle of St Albans
|
| region | West Midlands ⓘ |
| result | Yorkist victory ⓘ |
| significance |
early major Yorkist victory
ⓘ
first major pitched battle of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ |
| tactics | feigned retreat by Yorkist forces ⓘ |
| terrain | open heathland ⓘ |
| theatre | English mainland ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | medieval pitched battle ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
lance
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longbow ⓘ sword ⓘ |
| year | 1459 ⓘ |
| YorkistCommander |
Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury
ⓘ
linked to:
Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury
|
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