Edward Wins at Mortimers Cross
Edward, Earl of March, defeated the Lancastrian forces under Jasper Tudor at Mortimer's Cross and later advanced his claim to the English throne.
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The Yorkist victory associated with Edward IV’s rise.
3 matching records from the 512-record archive. Year range: 1461–1461. These events are grouped by recorded place and year (or by person); their original event titles, descriptions and dates are retained.
Edward, Earl of March, defeated the Lancastrian forces under Jasper Tudor at Mortimer's Cross and later advanced his claim to the English throne.
Jasper Tudor's Lancastrian force was defeated by Edward, Earl of March, at Mortimer's Cross, weakening Lancastrian control in the Welsh Marches.
Owen Tudor, a supporter of his son Jasper's Lancastrian cause, was captured after Edward of March's victory at Mortimer's Cross.