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Battle of Mortimer's Cross

When
2 February 1461
Where
Kingsland, Herefordshire
Part of
The Yorkist triumph of 1461: Mortimer's Cross to Edward IV's coronation

Edward defeats Lancastrian forces under Owen and Jasper Tudor in Herefordshire.

On 2 February 1461, Edward, Earl of March, won a hard-fought victory at Mortimer's Cross near Kingsland, Herefordshire. The Lancastrian army, led by Owen Tudor and his son Jasper Tudor, was defeated. Owen Tudor was subsequently executed by Yorkist troops.

Sources

  1. Edward IV Wikipedia
  2. Battle of Mortimer's Cross Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-23
  3. Wars of the Roses Wikipedia

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