Yorkist forces

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Yorkist forces were the military troops loyal to the House of York during England’s Wars of the Roses.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Yorkists 8
Yorkist forces canonical 6
Yorkist faction 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf faction in a civil war
military forces
activeDuring 15th century
alliedWith Burgundy
Hanoverian contingents
commandedBy Edward IV of England
John Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk
Richard III of England
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Richard, Duke of York
William, Lord Hastings
composedOf feudal levies
mercenaries
noble retinues
conflictWith Lancastrian forces
foughtIn Battle of Barnet
Battle of Hedgeley Moor
Battle of Hexham
Battle of Losecoat Field
Battle of Ludford Bridge
Battle of Mortimer's Cross
Battle of Northampton (1460)
Battle of Stoke Field
Battle of Tewkesbury
Battle of Towton
Battle of Wakefield
goal securing the English crown for the House of York
ideologicallyOpposedTo Lancastrian dynasty
linked to: House of Lancaster
loyalTo House of York
operatedIn Kingdom of England
participatedIn Wars of the Roses
partOf Yorkist cause
linked to: Wars of the Roses
recruitedFrom East Anglia
Yorkist strongholds in northern England
the Welsh Marches
linked to: Welsh Marches
supportedClaimant Edward IV of England
Richard III of England
Richard, Duke of York
used billhooks
late medieval weaponry
longbows
mail armour
plate armour
swords
usedTactics late medieval cavalry actions
mass longbow volleys
shock infantry charges

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carreg Cennen Castle demolishedBy Yorkist forces
White Rose of York associatedWith Yorkist faction
subject linked to: white rose of York
linked to: Yorkist forces
Battle of Stoke Field involves House of York supporters
linked to: Yorkist forces
Owen Tudor killedBy Yorkist forces
Margaret of York allegiance Yorkist faction
linked to: Yorkist forces
Battle of Losecoat Field belligerent Yorkists
linked to: Yorkist forces
Earl of Salisbury politicalAlignment Yorkist leadership
linked to: Yorkist forces
Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset executedBy Yorkists
linked to: Yorkist forces
Palm Sunday Field combatant Yorkist forces
Battle of Hexham belligerent Yorkists
linked to: Yorkist forces
Battle of Blore Heath combatant Yorkists
linked to: Yorkist forces
William Neville, Earl of Kent politicalFaction Yorkist faction
linked to: Yorkist forces
Martin Schwartz sideInConflict Yorkist
linked to: Yorkist forces
Battle of Northampton (1460) combatant Yorkists
linked to: Yorkist forces
Battle of Mortimer's Cross combatant Yorkists
linked to: Yorkist forces
George Plantagenet (son of Edward IV) allegiance Yorkist faction
linked to: Yorkist forces
The Wars of the Roses (stage production) depictsFaction Yorkists
linked to: Yorkist forces
Walter Devereux militaryBranch Yorkist forces
Lancastrian resistance in Wales hasBelligerent Yorkists
linked to: Yorkist forces
Thomas Courtenay, 5th/13th Earl of Devon executedBy Yorkist forces
subject linked to: Thomas Courtenay
Catesby family politicalAlignment Yorkist
linked to: Yorkist forces