ORDER OF BATTLE // March 21, 1470
Battle of Losecoat Field
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
1 sides catalogued · combined 30,000 estimated
House of Lancaster
30,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Losecoat Field was fought on 12 March 1470 during the Wars of the Roses, pitting Edward IV of the House of York against Lancastrian forces under Baron Willoughby. The Lancastrian army was recorded at 30,000 men. Beyond these basic parameters, the overview does not supply detail on the battle's outcome or its consequences within the Wars of the Roses, and no casualties are recorded. The battle's name appears in variant spellings — 'Losecote' and 'Loose-coat' among them — indicating its presence in the historical record, though the supplied sources do not permit further characterization of its significance to the broader conflict.
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