Battles of the Wars of the Roses

Published 14th March 2016

Listed below are the names and dates of the battles of the Wars of the Roses. As may be seen, the Yorkists won more than the Lancastrians. The interactive map shows their locations. The Lancastrian (and Tudor) victories are pinpointed in red, and Yorkist ones in yellow. If you click on each pin, they correspond to the list below.

Date	Battle	Victor
22 May 1455	1^st St Albans	York
23 September 1459	Blore Heath	York
12 October 1459	Ludford Bridge	Lancaster
10 July 1460	Northampton	York
30 December 1460	Wakefield	Lancaster
2 February 1461	Mortimer’s Cross	York
17 February 1461	2^nd St Albans	Lancaster
28 March 1461	Ferrybridge	York
29 March 1461	Towton	York
25 April 1464	Hedgeley Moor	York
15 May 1464	Hexham	York
26 July 1469	Edgecote (sometimes called Banbury)	Warwick/Lancaster
12 March 1470	Losecote Field	York
14 April 1471	Barnet	York
4 May 1471	Tewkesbury	York
22 August 1485	Bosworth	Tudor
16 June 1487	Stoke	Tudor