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Noun: Tewkesbury  tyooks-bu-ree
  1. The decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses fought in 1471 in which Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians
    "The Battle of Tewkesbury secured the Yorkist succession";
    - battle of Tewkesbury

Type of: pitched battle

Encyclopedia: Tewkesbury, Tasmania