Nella Battaglia di Barnet, il 14 aprile del 1471, Riccardo, al suo primo comando, aggirò con successo l'ala del duca di Exeter influendo non poco sulla vittoria finale. ###>He may have led the vanguard at the Battle of Barnet, in his first command, on 14 April 1471, where he successfully outflanked the Duke of Exeter's wing, although the degree to which his command was fundamental may have been exaggerated.