Correction - RE: Tewkesbury - Kendall's description and notes on the

Hi, All -



I was wrong when I wrote that Tewkesbury was Richard's first major command.
I was thinking that his role at Barnet was not as widely acknowledged as his
role at Tewkesbury. But I went back and checked PMK, and he does indicate
that Richard also commanded the van (i.e. the right wing) at Barnet, and
that his actions were as valorous as they were a couple of weeks later at
Tewkesbury. So - Barnet, on 14 April 1471, would have been Richard's first
major experience of command in battle, with the battle of Tewkesbury being
his second, on 4 May 1471.



Loyaulte me lie,



Johanne

From: Johanne Tournier [mailto:jltournier60@...]
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 7:42 AM
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Subject: Tewkesbury - Kendall's description and notes on the death of Edward
Prince of Wales



Dear All -



Here is Kendall's description of the battle of Tewkesbury and the death of
Edward the Prince of Wales. I am including the description of the events
before the death of Prince Edward, because it is remarkable to think that
this was Richard's first major battle, and he was not only brave, it appears
he was a keen strategist as well. And he was just eighteen years of age.



BTW, it wasn't too long ago that we had a discussion about where the "van"
or "vanguard" would have been lined up for battle. From Kendall's
description elsewhere, it does appear that the vanguard at Tewkesbury (which
Richard was leading) was on the right side of the Yorkist forces:



[JLT] <snip for brevity>