Battle of Hedgeley Moor
The Battle of Hedgeley Moor, 25 April 1464, took place during the Wars of the Roses. It was fought at Hedgeley Moor, north of the villages of Glanton and Powburn in Northumberland, between a Yorkist army led by John Neville, Lord Montagu and a Lancastrian army led by Henry Beaufort, Duke of Somerset. The battle ended in a Yorkist victory.
| Battle of Hedgeley Moor | |||||||
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| Part of the Wars of the Roses | |||||||
Plan of the battle of Hedgeley Moor (Battles and Battlefields in England, 1896) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| House of York | House of Lancaster | ||||||
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| Baron Montagu |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 6,000 | 5,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| unknown | unknown | ||||||
Hedgley Moor shown within Northumberland (grid reference NU049197)
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