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Battle of Bosworth

Battle of Bosworth
Part of the Wars of the Roses
Battle scene with many figures. A knight atop a charger and wielding a lance unhorses another knight. Two unhorsed knights battle. Infantry advances from the right, led by a man with raised sword. Bodies litter the ground.
Battle of Bosworth, as depicted by Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740–1812)
Date 22 August 1485
Location Near Ambion Hill, south of Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Result

Decisive Tudor victory

  • Final overthrow of House of York
  • Last Yorkist monarch Richard III killed in action
  • Ascension of Tudor dynasty
Belligerents
White rose House of York

Red rose House of Lancaster Supported by:

Blason France moderne.svg Kingdom of France 		White shield with diagonal blue stripe Stanley family
Commanders and leaders

White Boar Badge of Richard III.svg Richard III †
Thomas Howard Arms.svg John Howard, Duke of Norfolk †
Redvers.svg Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln.svg John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln
Howard arms (Thomas, duke of Norfolk).svg Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey (POW)
Coat of Arms of Sir Francis Lovell, 1st Viscount Lovell, KG.png Francis Lovell, Viscount Lovell
Coat of Arms of Sir Richard Ratcliffe, KG.png Sir Richard Ratcliffe †
Sir William Catesby Executed
Sir Robert Brackenbury †

Sir Percival Thirlwall †

Tudor Dragon Badge.svg Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond
Jasper Tudor Arms.svg Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke
Coat of arms of Sir John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford.png John de Vere, Earl of Oxford
Coat of arms of Sir Gilbert Talbot, KG.png Sir Gilbert Talbot
COA Sir Rhys ap Thomas.svg Sir Rhys ap Thomas
Sir John Savage
Sir Philibert de Chandée

Sir William Brandon † 		Quartered arms of Sir Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, KG.png Thomas, Lord Stanley
Coat of arms of Sir William Stanley, KG.png Sir William Stanley
Strength
10,000 5,000 6,000
Casualties and losses
1,000 100 Unknown

Decisive Tudor victory

Red rose House of Lancaster Supported by:

White Boar Badge of Richard III.svg Richard III †
Thomas Howard Arms.svg John Howard, Duke of Norfolk †
Redvers.svg Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln.svg John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln
Howard arms (Thomas, duke of Norfolk).svg Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey (POW)
Coat of Arms of Sir Francis Lovell, 1st Viscount Lovell, KG.png Francis Lovell, Viscount Lovell
Coat of Arms of Sir Richard Ratcliffe, KG.png Sir Richard Ratcliffe †
Sir William Catesby Executed
Sir Robert Brackenbury †


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