The Battle of Mortimer's Cross

February 2, 1461
The Battle of Mortimer's Cross
The Wars of the Roses - 6
x 1
Wiltshire
x 1
x 6
x 2
x 5
x 2
Herbert Edward Wig Marsh
Kingsland River Lugg Croft Castle
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Historical Notes
Only part of the Yorkist army was
defeated at Wakefield. Edward Plantagenet
with another Yorkist force, having heard of
his father's death, moved to intercept a
Lancastrian force under Jasper Tudor,
Earl of Pembroke, who was marching into
England from South Wales to join with the
other Lancastrians. Jasper was the son of
Owen Tudor, Henry VI's stepfather. The
battle was fought somewhere around
Mortimer's Cross near Wigmore,
north-west of Leominster. Edward deployed
the Yorkist army and engaged the enemy.
They defeated the Lancastrian army,
though we know little of the detail of the
action, and a number of Tudor's
commanders, including Jasper's father
Owen, were captured and later executed in
Hereford. Edward, now calling himself the
Duke of York, claimed he had seen three
suns rise in the morning and this had been
an omen of victory.
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Jasper Tudor
Earl of Pembroke
Victory Conditions
X 4
6
WAR COUNCIL Level 0
Conditions of Victory
6 banners
Croft Castle and Kingsland are objectives for the
Lancastrians. Whilst a Lancastrian (Pennant camp) unit
remains on one of these hexes it counts as a victory
banner for the Lancastrians.
Special Rules
All Bows except Crossbows are Longbows and follow
Longbow rules.
Medieval Lore rules are in effect.
Edward
Plantagenet
Earl of March
Victory Conditions
X 5
6
WAR COUNCIL Level 0
Leadership rules apply to the units labelled Wiltshire,
Herbert, and Edward. Use a suitable marker to indicate
units with leaders. Leadership rules are explained in the
historical background.
Croft Castle plays as a Stronghold, and Kingsland plays
as a basic landmark.
RELUCTANT MERCENARIES (Breton, French, and
Irish)
Each time a Lancastrian unit is eliminated roll 2 dice. On
a roll of at least 1 Lore symbol the 4 units marked as
Lancastrian mercenaries leave the battle (are removed
from play). They do not count towards Yorkist victory.