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Siege of Haddington

Siege of Haddington was a siege conducted in 1548 at Haddington, in what is now United Kingdom; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Anglo-Scottish Wars. The recorded result: Franco-Scottish victory. Recorded strength: ~ 5,000–6,000 against ~ 15,000.

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St Mary's Church, Haddington, Scotland.
St Mary's Church, Haddington, Scotland.. Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1548ran into the following year
WhereHaddington, United Kingdom55.956N, 2.783W
OutcomeFranco-Scottish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Scotland; 25px Kingdom of FranceagainstKingdom of England
Casualties and lossesUnknownand~ 14,000 dead, mostly from disease
Part ofAnglo-Scottish Wars

Where it sits in the Anglo-Scottish Wars

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17 placed engagements of the Anglo-Scottish Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1548 (year precision)
to 1549
PlaceHaddington, United Kingdom
55.956N, 2.783W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength~ 5,000–6,000~ 15,000
Casualties and lossesUnknown~ 14,000 dead, mostly from disease
Commanders
  • Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury
  • William Grey, 13th Baron Grey de Wilton
  • James Wilford
  • Sir Thomas Palmer (died 1553)
  • Thomas Gower (marshal of Berwick)
Siege of HaddingtonSiege of HaddingtonBattle of PrestonpansBattle of PinkieBattle of DunbarBattle of DunbarSiege of LeithBattle of PrestonpansSiege of LeithNewcastleAberdeenDundeeAyrPerthDumfriesGreenockCarlisle100 km55.956N, 2.783W
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Siege of Haddington is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510065, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Haddington, revision 1378631563, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.