Dictionary of Battles / From the Earliest Date to the Present Time

by Thomas Benfield Harbottle

Evesham (Barons' War).

Fought August 4, 1265, between the royalists under Prince Edward, and the Barons under Simon de Montfort. The Barons were taken by surprise, having at first mistaken Edward's army for reinforcements under young de Montfort, and were totally defeated, Simon de Montfort falling. This defeat ended the Barons' War.