Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Edward IV of England

Battles of Edward IV of England

King of England from 1461 to 1470 and 1471 to 1483, 1442 to 1483

Edward IV of England is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1460 and 1471: 6 battles, all in present-day United Kingdom. Taken in date order, the sites lie 728 km apart end to end, 146 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Wars of the Roses (6).

Battle of Losecoat FieldBattle of NorthamptonBattle of Mortimer's CrossBattle of TowtonBattle of BarnetBattle of TewkesburyBattle of NorthamptonBattle of Mortimer's CrossBattle of TowtonBattle of BarnetBattle of TewkesburyBirminghamManchesterLeedsCardiffLiverpoolNottinghamStokeKingston upon HullBlackpoolLuton100 km52.753N, 1.534W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1460: 1 engagements1461: 2 engagements2 in 14611470: 1 engagements1471: 2 engagements2 in 147114601471
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Northampton, 1460Battle of Mortimer's Cross, 1461Battle of Towton, 1461Battle of Losecoat Field, 1470Battle of Barnet, 1471Battle of Tewkesbury, 147114601471
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
10 July 1460Battle of NorthamptonNorthampton, United KingdomYorkist victory
2 February 1461Battle of Mortimer's CrossHerefordshire, United Kingdom135 km WYorkist victory
29 March 1461Battle of TowtonTowton, United Kingdom200 km NEYorkist victory
12 March 1470Battle of Losecoat FieldEmpingham, United Kingdom137 km SYorkist victory
14 April 1471Battle of BarnetBarnet, United Kingdom116 km SYorkist victory
4 May 1471Battle of TewkesburyTewkesbury, United Kingdom139 km WYorkist victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, anonymous, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.