Hedgeley Moor    -    25th April 1464

On 25 April, this group met up with the main Lancastrian force of about five thousand men, at Hedgely Moor. Exact details of the battle are in short supply, but it is believed that Sir Ralph Percy commanded the Lancastrian right wing, Somerset, Bellingham and Grey the centre and Hungerford and Roos the left.

Montagu advanced first, with his entire force, but before he reached the Lancastrians, the force under Hungerford and Roos broke and scattered. This surprising departure required the Yorkists to readjust their lines and for Montagu to consolidate his forces against the remaining Lancastrians.

The depleted Lancastrian force was ineffective against Montagu's forces, and as the Lancastrians began to give way Sir Ralph Percy was deserted by everyone except his household retainers, even Somerset. The remaining Lancastrians fought bravely, but were vastly outnumbered. The battle did not last long, and Percy and most of his men were killed.