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| conflict = Battle of Towton |
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| partof = the [[Wars of the Roses]] |
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| image = Richard Caton Woodville's The Battle of Towton.jpg |
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| image_size = 300px |
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| alt = Armoured men on horses and on foot attack each other with swords and polearms in a river. The ones on the right are seeking to flee the battle while pursued by the mass of men who are charging in from the left. |
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| caption = ''The Battle of Towton'', [[Richard Caton Woodville Jr.]] (1922) |
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| date = 29 March 1461 |
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| place = Near [[Towton]], [[Yorkshire]], England |
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| coordinates = {{Coord|53|50|10|N|01|16|25|W|region:GB_type:event|display=title,inline}} |
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| result = Yorkist victory |
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| combatant1 = {{flagicon image|White Rose Badge of York.svg}} [[House of York]] |
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| combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Red Rose Badge of Lancaster.svg}} [[House of Lancaster]] |
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| commander1 = {{unbulleted list|{{flagicon image|Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg|20px}} [[Edward IV of England|Edward IV]]|{{flagicon image|Neville Warwick Arms.svg|20px}} [[Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick|Earl of Warwick]]|{{flagicon image|Coat of Arms of William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent.svg}} [[William Neville, Earl of Kent|Baron Fauconberg]]|{{flagicon image|Arms of Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk.svg}} [[John Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk|Duke of Norfolk]] }} |
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| commander2 = {{unbulleted list|{{flagicon image|Beaufort Arms (France modern).svg}} [[Henry Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset|Duke of Somerset]]|{{flagicon image|Arms of John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter.svg}} [[Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter|Duke of Exeter]]|{{flagicon image|Arms of Northumberland (ancient).svg}} [[Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland|Earl of Northumberland]]{{KIA}}|{{flagicon image|SIr Andrew Trollope%27s coat of arms.svg}} Sir [[Andrew Trollope]]{{KIA}} }} |
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| strength3 = 50,000–60,000 men {{efn|Contemporary sources claim over 100,000 on each side, modern estimates suggest 75,000 in total as the upper limit, over 3% of the English population at the time {{Sfn|Dean|2015|p=35}}}} |
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| casualties1 = 3,000 to 4,500 dead {{Efn|Based on total casualties of 9,000 to 13,000, 1/3 Yorkist {{Sfn|Dean|2015|p=35}}}} |
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| casualties2 = 6,000 to 8,500 dead {{Sfn|Ross|1997|p=37}}{{sfn|Wolffe|2001|p=332}} |
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}} |
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Revision as of 04:40, 20 October 2022
| Battle of Towton | |||||||
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| Part of the Wars of the Roses | |||||||
 The Battle of Towton, Richard Caton Woodville Jr. (1922) | |||||||
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 House of York |
 House of Lancaster | ||||||
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| 50,000–60,000 men [a] | |||||||
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| 3,000 to 4,500 dead [b] | 6,000 to 8,500 dead [2][3] | ||||||
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