Late Middle Ages · Europe · War

1471

Battle of Barnet

April 14, 1471

In dawn fog on a ridge north of London, Edward IV's forces crashed into Warwick the Kingmaker's army. The fog confused both sides; a Lancastrian banner was mistaken for a Yorkist one and attacked by its own allies. Warwick was caught trying to mount his horse and killed. The Kingmaker died in the mud.