Battle of Hedgeley Moor

Battle of Hedgeley Moor
Part of the Wars of the Roses

Plan of the battle of Hedgeley Moor (Battles and Battlefields in England, 1896)
Date25 April 1464
Location
Hedgeley Moor in Northumberland, England
Result Yorkist victory
Belligerents
House of York House of Lancaster
Commanders and leaders
Baron Montagu
Strength
6,000 5,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown
Battle of Hedgeley Moor is located in Northumberland
Battle of Hedgeley Moor
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Hedgley Moor shown within Northumberland (grid reference NU049197)

The Battle of Hedgeley Moor, 25 April 1464, took place during the Wars of the Roses. It was fought at Hedgeley Moor, north of the villages of Glanton and Powburn in Northumberland, between a Yorkist army led by John Neville, Lord Montagu and a Lancastrian army led by Henry Beaufort, Duke of Somerset. The battle ended in a Yorkist victory.