What is recorded here
Battle of Mortimer's Cross is a major battle site with a checked map point.
Fought on February 14, 1461, the Battle of Mortimer's Cross saw Yorkist forces under Edward, Earl of March (later King Edward IV), defeat a Lancastrian army led by Lord Scales. The victory secured the Welsh Marches for the Yorkists and was a key step in Edward's march to claim the English throne.
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- Date
- 1461-02-02
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Photo: Creator:Charles Raymond Booth Barrett · Public domain