The Battle of Towton
The Battle of Towton
The Battle of Towton
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Battle</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Towton</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> Wars <strong>of</strong> the Roses - 9<br />
March 29, 1461<br />
x 2<br />
Trollope<br />
Somerset<br />
x 1<br />
Renshaw Wood<br />
<strong>Towton</strong><br />
x 3<br />
x 9<br />
Bloody Meadows<br />
x 6<br />
Cock Beck<br />
Warwick<br />
Castle Hill Wood<br />
Saxton Edward Dintingdale<br />
HANDGUNNERS<br />
Howard<br />
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Produced with permission, for non-commercial use only.
Historical Notes<br />
After the skirmish at Ferrybridge the<br />
Yorkist and Lancastrian armies drew up<br />
for battle north <strong>of</strong> the Aire. Snow whipped<br />
up driving into the face <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Lancastrians, which made their archery<br />
ineffective. Edward's archers on the other<br />
hand inflicted great damage. But in terrible<br />
hand to hand fight that lasted all day the<br />
Lancastrians initially had the best <strong>of</strong> it,<br />
including a successful ambush from men<br />
concealed in woods to the Yorkist left. <strong>The</strong><br />
bodies piled high in the freezing cold, and<br />
fresh troops had to climb over corpses to<br />
reach the front lines. Edward's cause looked<br />
almost lost, when reinforcements arrived in<br />
the shape <strong>of</strong> men under the command <strong>of</strong><br />
the Duke <strong>of</strong> Norfolk. Now it was the<br />
Lancastrians who were pushed back across<br />
Bloody Meadows. Finally they broke and<br />
ran. <strong>Towton</strong> was the bloodiest battle on<br />
English soil and the Lancastrian cause<br />
suffered an immense blow. Many <strong>of</strong> their<br />
leaders were killed or captured, and King<br />
Henry and Queen Margaret were forced to<br />
flee north towards Scotland.<br />
Leadership and Handgunner rules can be<br />
found on the last page <strong>of</strong> the Campaign<br />
Rules in the files section at<br />
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/battlelore<br />
calltoarms/<br />
Symbols & Graphics Copyright (c) 2004 - 2007 Days <strong>of</strong> Wonder, Inc.<br />
Produced with permission, for non-commercial use only.<br />
Sir Henry Beaufort<br />
Duke <strong>of</strong> Somerset<br />
Victory Conditions<br />
X 4<br />
7<br />
WAR COUNCIL Level 0<br />
Conditions <strong>of</strong> Victory<br />
7 banners<br />
Special Rules<br />
All Yorkist (Standard camp) Bows are Longbows<br />
and follow Longbow rules.<br />
Medieval Lore rules are in effect.<br />
Leadership rules apply to the units labelled<br />
Warwick, Edward, Howard, Trollope, and<br />
Edward IV<br />
King <strong>of</strong> England<br />
Victory Conditions<br />
X 5<br />
7<br />
WAR COUNCIL Level 0<br />
Somerset. Use a suitable marker to indicate units<br />
with leaders. Leadership rules are explained in the<br />
historical background.<br />
Basic Landmark rules apply to the town hexes <strong>of</strong><br />
Saxton, Dintingdale, and <strong>Towton</strong>.<br />
See Historical background for the Handgunner<br />
rules.<br />
LANCASTRIAN AMBUSH<br />
<strong>The</strong> Lancastrian medium infantry unit labelled 'A'<br />
may not be attacked by Yorkist units until it has<br />
been ordered by the Lancastrian player.