![]() Handheld Firearms were beginning to appear on the battlefield but were still unreliable and dangerous to discharge.Īrtillery, although widely used in warfare, was heavy, cumbersome and difficult to move and fire.Įarl of Warwick, ‘Warwick the Kingmaker’, Lancastrian commander killed at the Battle of Barnet on 14th April 1471 in the Wars of the Roses Their immediate entourage comprised mounted men-at-arms, in armour and armed with sword, lance and shield, although often fighting on foot.īoth armies relied upon strong forces of longbowmen. Uniforms, arms and equipment at the Battle of Barnet: The male commanders and their noble supporters and knights rode to battle on horseback, in armour, with sword, lance and shield. Winner of the Battle of Barnet: The Yorkists, decisively. Size of the armies at the Battle of Barnet: The Lancastrian army probably comprised some 10,000 men, the Yorkist army some 8,000 men. King Edward IV, with his brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester (later King Richard III) and Lord Hastings, commanded the Yorkist army. ![]() The Earl of Warwick, with the Duke of Somerset, the Earl of Oxford and the Duke of Exeter, commanded the Lancastrian army. King Edward IV, Yorkist commander at the Battle of Barnet on 14th April 1471 in the Wars of the Roses
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