April 14, 1471 · England Theater
April 14, 1471
In thick early-morning fog, Edward IV's army clashed with Warwick's at Barnet, north of London. Confused by the fog, part of Warwick's army attacked their own men, mistaking the Earl of Oxford's livery badge for Edward's 'Sun in Splendour'. Cries of treachery broke the Lancastrian line. Warwick, who had abandoned his usual position at the rear to fight on foot, was killed while trying to reach his horse. His death ended the career of England's greatest political manipulator.
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