War of the Roses Battle Map (1455 - 1485)

The battles of the War of the Roses took place between 1455 and 1487. The war was fought between supporters of several descendants of Edward III, the King of England from 1327 to 1377. The war was not a constant fight that affected the whole country and its population, but a series of battles spread out over the years between sets of supporters known as the Lancastrians and the Yorkists. Some of the battles were fought by thousands of men. The Battle of Towton being the largest and the bloodiest.

White rose of York

Red rose of Lancaster

Victor	Battle Name	Date
	First battle of St. Albans	May 22 1455
	Blore Heath	Sept 23 1459
	Ludford Bridge	Oct 12 1459
	Battle of Northampton	July 10 1460
	Wakefield	Dec 30 1460
	Mortimer's Cross	Feb 2 1461
	Second battle of St. Albans	Feb 17 1461
	Ferrybridge	Mar 28 1461
	Towton	Mar 29 1461
	Hedgeley Moor	Apr 25 1464
	Hexham	May 1464
	Edgcote Moor	Jul 26 1469
	Barnet	Apr 14 1471
	Tewkesbury	May 4 1471
	Bosworth	Aug 22 1485