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Greatest Battles
10STANLEY COMMITS
Seeing Richard isolated from Henry’s army
his main army, William TROOPS 10-13,000
Stanley charges his force in
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on Henry’s side. The king
is now completely cut off
from his bodyguard and is
compelled to fight for his
life. Spurring on his horse
away from the fray, he is
cut down and killed in
the marshland after his
horse becomes bogged HENRYTUDOR
LEADER
FOR MORE GREAT BA down. His crown is then The young Welsh pretender was
recovered and given to backtoforcehisclaimtothethrone.
Strengths A good claim, with a
Henry Tudor after the host of strong supporters.
Weakness Little to no experience
battle ends. of combat.
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With their commander dead and
their king out of sight, fighting
somewhere in the thick of it, the
men of the Yorkist vanguard
begin to waver.
ARCHERS
KEY UNIT
Raining down death from above
Richard with lethal efficiency.
08charges Strengths Excellent range and
extremely powerful.
Spotting Henry’s
Weakness Much less competent
standard behind his when in close combat.
lines, moving towards
the Stanley forces, the
king sees an opportunity
to kill his enemy and
end the battle quickly.
06NORFOLK IS SLAIN 07 hesitates He charges with his
Northumberland
household cavalry, taking
With his helmet smashed away Whether through treachery or a Henry’s standard-bearer
breakdown in communication, by surprise and killing
by the Earl of Oxford in fierce the Earl of Northumberland fails him outright. However,
combat, the Duke of Norfolk is to respond to Richard’s command the young usurper’s BILLHOOK
for his men to join the fight. bodyguards swiftly
fatally wounded by an arrow. Though his position on the far move between Richard KEY WEAPON
News of his death spreads left of the king’s line could have and their lord, keeping The infantry were very skilled at
prevented him from manoeuvring him from harm. Richard takingdownanyarmouredfoeswith
quickly and disheartens the successfully, the earl’s hesitation and his men fight hard this poleaxe.
Strengths Ideal for attacking
Yorkist force, as well as the to commit to battle is likely to reach Henry, but mounted knights.
through uncertainty over which they become locked in Weakness Large and unwieldy in
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king, the duke’s patron. side to back. combat with the guards. close quarters.
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