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Battle of Bosworth Field

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 Tudor (Lancastrian) Supported by:

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

Coat of Arms of Richard III of England (1483-1485).svg Richard III †
Thomas Howard Arms.svg John Howard, Duke of Norfolk †

Redvers.svg Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland

Tudor rose.svg Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond
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
Jasper Tudor Arms.svg Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke
COA Sir Rhys ap Thomas.svg Rhys ap Thomas

Philibert de Chandée 		Stanley.svg Thomas, Lord Stanley
Stanley.svg Sir William Stanley
Strength
10,000 5,000 6,000
Casualties and losses
1,000 100 Unknown

Decisive Tudor victory

Red rose House of Tudor (Lancastrian) Supported by:

Coat of Arms of Richard III of England (1483-1485).svg Richard III †
Thomas Howard Arms.svg John Howard, Duke of Norfolk †

Tudor rose.svg Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond
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
Jasper Tudor Arms.svg Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke
COA Sir Rhys ap Thomas.svg Rhys ap Thomas


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