Battle of Hedgeley Moor

Battle of Hedgeley Moor
Part of the Wars of the Roses
Plan of the battle of Hedgeley Moor (Battles and Battlefields in England, 1896)
Date 25 April 1464 Location Hedgeley Moor in Northumberland, England Result Yorkist victory
Belligerents
House of York	House of Lancaster
Commanders and leaders
Baron Montagu	Duke of Somerset Baron Ros Baron Hungerford Sir Ralph Percy †
Strength
6,000	5,000
Casualties and losses
unknown	unknown

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Hedgley Moor shown within Northumberland (grid reference NU049197)

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.