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Battle of Edgcote

Battle of Edgcote was a battle fought on 26 July 1469 at Northamptonshire, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Wars of the Roses, which ran from 1455 to 1487. The recorded result: Rebel victory.

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Map for the Battle of Edgecote Moor (historicaly inaccuate)
Map for the Battle of Edgecote Moor (historicaly inaccuate). James Henry Ramsay (1859–1925)[1], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought26 July 1469
WhereNorthamptonshire, United Kingdom52.114N, 1.247W
OutcomeRebel victory
BelligerentsHouse of York (royal)againstHouse of York (rebel)
Battlefield todayBattle of Edgcote battlefieldHistoric England entry 1413782, 372 ha
Part ofWars of the Roses1455 to 1487

Where it sits in the Wars of the Roses

First Battle of St Albans, 1455Battle of Blore Heath, 1459Battle of Ludford Bridge, 1459Battle of Sandwich (1460), 1459Battle of Northampton, 1460Battle of Worksop, 1460Battle of Wakefield, 1460Battle of Mortimer's Cross, 1461Second Battle of St Albans, 1461Battle of Ferrybridge, 1461Battle of Towton, 1461Battle of Tuthill, 1461Battle of Piltown, 1462Battle of Hedgeley Moor, 1464Battle of Hexham, 1464Battle of Edgcote, 1469Battle of Losecoat Field, 1470Battle of Barnet, 1471Battle of Tewkesbury, 1471Siege of London (1471), 1471Battle of Bosworth Field, 1485Battle of Stoke Field, 148714551487Battle of Edgcote, 1469
22 placed engagements of the Wars of the Roses in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date26 July 1469
PlaceNorthamptonshire, United Kingdom
52.114N, 1.247W
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (died 1469)
  • Humphrey Stafford, 1st Earl of Devon
Battle of EdgcoteBattle of EdgcoteBattle of Danes MoorBattle of Cropredy BridgeBattle of Danes Moor5 km52.114N, 1.247W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. The dashed outline is the registered battlefield area (Historic England). Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1469 and 1644.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1469

Historic England registers this as the Battle of Edgcote battlefield (entry 1413782), 372 hectares, under the Open Government Licence.

Battle of Edgcote is one of 743 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1849818, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Edgcote, revision 1370439729, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Battlefield boundary and area from Historic England (Open Government Licence). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.