Alle Schlachten

Schlacht von Towton

1461 Yorkshire Feldschlacht

Image for battles of the Wars of the Roses where York was victorious.

Image for battles of the Wars of the Roses where York was victorious.

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William Neville, Lord Fauconberg, orders his archers to take advantage of the wind and advance closer to shoot at their Lancastrian enemies in the Battle of Towton.

William Neville, Lord Fauconberg, orders his archers to take advantage of the wind and advance closer to shoot at their Lancastrian enemies in the Battle of Towton.

Author: James William Edmund Doyle / Edmund EvansLicense:PD
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Henry VI, Act 2, Scene 5: Henry sees a father's grieving over the killing of his son, and a son's grieving over the killing of his father during the Battle of Towton, 1461.  This engraving of a painting was published on 4 June 1794 by John & Josiah Boydell, Shakspeare Gallery Pall Mall, & No. 90, Cheapside.

Henry VI, Act 2, Scene 5: Henry sees a father's grieving over the killing of his son, and a son's grieving over the killing of his father during the Battle of Towton, 1461. This engraving of a painting was published on 4 June 1794 by John & Josiah Boydell, Shakspeare Gallery Pall Mall, & No. 90, Cheapside.

Author: Artist: Josiah Boydell (1752–1817); Engraver: John Ogborne (1755–1837)[1][2]License:PD
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Henry VI, Act 2, Scene 5: Henry sees a father's grieving over the killing of his son, and a son's grieving over the killing of his father during the Battle of Towton, 1461.  This engraving of a painting was published on 4 June 1794 by John & Josiah Boydell, Shakspeare Gallery Pall Mall, & No. 90, Cheapside.

Henry VI, Act 2, Scene 5: Henry sees a father's grieving over the killing of his son, and a son's grieving over the killing of his father during the Battle of Towton, 1461. This engraving of a painting was published on 4 June 1794 by John & Josiah Boydell, Shakspeare Gallery Pall Mall, & No. 90, Cheapside.

Author: Artist: Josiah Boydell (1752–1817); Engraver: John Ogborne (1755–1837)[1][2]License:PD
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Henry VI, Act 2, Scene 5: Henry sees a father's grieving over the killing of his son, and a son's grieving over the killing of his father during the Battle of Towton, 1461.  This engraving of a painting was published on 4 June 1794 by John & Josiah Boydell, Shakspeare Gallery Pall Mall, & No. 90, Cheapside.

Henry VI, Act 2, Scene 5: Henry sees a father's grieving over the killing of his son, and a son's grieving over the killing of his father during the Battle of Towton, 1461. This engraving of a painting was published on 4 June 1794 by John & Josiah Boydell, Shakspeare Gallery Pall Mall, & No. 90, Cheapside.

Author: Artist: Josiah Boydell (1752–1817); Engraver: John Ogborne (1755–1837)[1][2]License:PD
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Map for the Battle of Towton.

Map for the Battle of Towton.

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Карта Битвы при Таутоне

Карта Битвы при Таутоне

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Map for the Battle of Towton

Map for the Battle of Towton

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Map for the Battle of Towton.

Map for the Battle of Towton.

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Карта Битвы при Таутоне

Карта Битвы при Таутоне

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Map for the Battle of Towton

Map for the Battle of Towton

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Map of the Battle of Towton with graves marked

Map of the Battle of Towton with graves marked

Author: Alexander D. H. Leadman (?–1908)[1]License:PD
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Reenactment actors assemble before Battle of Towton 2010

Reenactment actors assemble before Battle of Towton 2010

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Bloody Meadow. Many fleeing Lancastrians were killed here when fleeing from the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471

Bloody Meadow. Many fleeing Lancastrians were killed here when fleeing from the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471

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The battlefield of the Battle of Towton, 1461, looking from Dacre's Cross down to Bloody Meadow (lighter coloured field). On the far right is Castle Hill Wood.

The battlefield of the Battle of Towton, 1461, looking from Dacre's Cross down to Bloody Meadow (lighter coloured field). On the far right is Castle Hill Wood.

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Chantry Lane, Saxton Seen from the B1217, passing Castle Hill farm on the right. This is near the site of the Battle of Towton, one of the bloodiest battles of the Wars of The Roses, in 1461.

Chantry Lane, Saxton Seen from the B1217, passing Castle Hill farm on the right. This is near the site of the Battle of Towton, one of the bloodiest battles of the Wars of The Roses, in 1461.

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Map of the Battle of Towton

Map of the Battle of Towton

Author: Cyril Ransome (1851–97)[1]License:PD
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The Earl of Warwick's Vow Previous to The Battle of Towton

The Earl of Warwick's Vow Previous to The Battle of Towton

Author: Henry Tresham (1751–1814)License:PD
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Map detailing the movements of the Yorkist and Lancastrian armies to the Battle of Towton (29 March 1461)

Map detailing the movements of the Yorkist and Lancastrian armies to the Battle of Towton (29 March 1461)

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William Neville, Lord Fauconberg, orders his archers to take advantage of the wind and advance closer to shoot at their Lancastrian enemies in the Battle of Towton.  This engraving was published in:  Doyle, James William Edmund (1864) "Edward IV" in     A Chronicle of England: B.C. 55 – A.D. 1485, London:  Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, pp. p. 407 Retrieved on 12 November 2010.

William Neville, Lord Fauconberg, orders his archers to take advantage of the wind and advance closer to shoot at their Lancastrian enemies in the Battle of Towton. This engraving was published in: Doyle, James William Edmund (1864) "Edward IV" in A Chronicle of England: B.C. 55 – A.D. 1485, London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, pp. p. 407 Retrieved on 12 November 2010.

Author: James William Edmund Doyle / Edmund EvansLicense:PD
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Henry VI, Act 2, Scene 5: Henry sees a father's grieving over the killing of his son, and a son's grieving over the killing of his father during the Battle of Towton, 1461.  This engraving was published in p. 194 of Thomas Hanmer's 1744 edition of Shakespeare's Henry VI.

Henry VI, Act 2, Scene 5: Henry sees a father's grieving over the killing of his son, and a son's grieving over the killing of his father during the Battle of Towton, 1461. This engraving was published in p. 194 of Thomas Hanmer's 1744 edition of Shakespeare's Henry VI.

Author: Hubert-François Gravelot (1699–1773)License:PD
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Henry VI, Act 2, Scene 5: Henry sees a father's grieving over the killing of his son, and a son's grieving over the killing of his father during the Battle of Towton, 1461.  This engraving was published in p. 194 of Thomas Hanmer's 1744 edition of Shakespeare's Henry VI.

Henry VI, Act 2, Scene 5: Henry sees a father's grieving over the killing of his son, and a son's grieving over the killing of his father during the Battle of Towton, 1461. This engraving was published in p. 194 of Thomas Hanmer's 1744 edition of Shakespeare's Henry VI.

Author: Hubert-François Gravelot (1699–1773)License:PD
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Henry VI, Act 2, Scene 5: Henry sees a father's grieving over the killing of his son, and a son's grieving over the killing of his father during the Battle of Towton, 1461.  This engraving was published in p. 194 of Thomas Hanmer's 1744 edition of Shakespeare's Henry VI.

Henry VI, Act 2, Scene 5: Henry sees a father's grieving over the killing of his son, and a son's grieving over the killing of his father during the Battle of Towton, 1461. This engraving was published in p. 194 of Thomas Hanmer's 1744 edition of Shakespeare's Henry VI.

Author: Hubert-François Gravelot (1699–1773)License:PD
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Henry VI, Act 2, Scene 5: Henry sees a father's grieving over the killing of his son, and a son's grieving over the killing of his father during the Battle of Towton, 1461.  This engraving was published in p. 194 of Thomas Hanmer's 1744 edition of Shakespeare's Henry VI.

Henry VI, Act 2, Scene 5: Henry sees a father's grieving over the killing of his son, and a son's grieving over the killing of his father during the Battle of Towton, 1461. This engraving was published in p. 194 of Thomas Hanmer's 1744 edition of Shakespeare's Henry VI.

Author: Hubert-François Gravelot (1699–1773)License:PD
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Engraving of Edward IV extolls his troops to fight their Lancastrian foes at the Battle of Towton (29 March 1461).  This was first published in: Grant, James (1880) [1878] "Chapter XVI" in     British Battles on Land and Sea, Volume 1, London, Paris and New York:  Cassell Petter and Galpin, pp. p. 91 Retrieved on 25 November 2010.

Engraving of Edward IV extolls his troops to fight their Lancastrian foes at the Battle of Towton (29 March 1461). This was first published in: Grant, James (1880) [1878] "Chapter XVI" in British Battles on Land and Sea, Volume 1, London, Paris and New York: Cassell Petter and Galpin, pp. p. 91 Retrieved on 25 November 2010.

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Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, Edward IV of England, and Richard III of England stand together in William Shakespeare's rendition of the Battle of Towton in Henry VI, Part 3.

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, Edward IV of England, and Richard III of England stand together in William Shakespeare's rendition of the Battle of Towton in Henry VI, Part 3.

Author: John Augustus Atkinson (1775–1833)License:PD
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Historische Übersicht

Die blutigste Schlacht auf englischem Boden, ausgetragen während eines Schneesturms.

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Ergebnis:Entscheidender Sieg für das Haus York.

Haus York

  • Befehlshaber: Edward IV.
  • Truppenstärke: ca. 25.000
  • Verluste: ca. 8.000

Haus Lancaster

  • Befehlshaber: Henry Somerset
  • Truppenstärke: ca. 30.000
  • Verluste: ca. 20.000

Strategischer Kontext

Entscheidende Schlacht um die Vorherrschaft nach der Krönung von Edward IV.

Konflikt / Krieg

Rosenkriege

Sieg für das Haus York.

Weiterführende Literatur

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