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The Battle of Blore Heath was the first major battle in the English Wars of the Roses. It was fought on 23 September 1459, at Blore Heath in Staffordshire, two miles east of the town of Market Drayton in Shropshire, England.
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Battle of Blore Heath | |||||||
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Part of the Wars of the Roses | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
House of York | House of Lancaster | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
The Earl of Salisbury |
The Lord Audley† The Lord Dudley | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3-6,000 men | 6-12,000 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
About 1,000 | About 2,000 |
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