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Battle of Homildon Hill

Battle of Homildon Hill was a battle fought on 14 September 1402 at Wooler, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Anglo-Scottish Wars. The recorded result: English victory. Recorded strength: 12,000 against 12,000.

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Walter Paget - Charge of the Scots at Homildon Hill AD 1402
Walter Paget - Charge of the Scots at Homildon Hill AD 1402. Walter Paget, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought14 September 1402
WhereWooler, United Kingdom55.559N, 2.052W
OutcomeEnglish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of EnglandagainstKingdom of Scotland
Casualties and lossesSomewhat lowandVery high
Battlefield todayBattle of Homildon Hill battlefieldHistoric England entry 1000014, 280 ha
Part ofAnglo-Scottish Wars

Where it sits in the Anglo-Scottish Wars

Battle of Nesbit Moor, 1355Battle of Duns, 1372Battle of Otterburn, 1388Battle of Nesbit Moor, 1402Battle of Homildon Hill, 1402Battle of Yeavering, 1415Battle of Piperdean, 1436Battle of Sark, 1448Capture of Berwick, 1482Battle of the Firth of Forth, 1489Battle of Haddon Rig, 1542Battle of Solway Moss, 1542Battle of Ancrum Moor, 1545Battle of Pinkie, 1547Siege of Haddington, 1548Battle of Drumlanrig, 1548Raid of the Redeswire, 157513551575Battle of Homildon Hill, 1402
17 placed engagements of the Anglo-Scottish Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date14 September 1402
PlaceWooler, United Kingdom
55.559N, 2.052W
KindBattle, medieval
Strength12,00012,000
Casualties and lossesSomewhat lowVery high
Commanders
  • Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland
  • Henry 'Hotspur' Percy
  • George Dunbar, 10th Earl of March
  • Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas
Battle of Homildon HillBattle of Homildon HillBattle of YeaveringBattle of Yeavering5 km55.559N, 2.052W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. The dashed outline is the registered battlefield area (Historic England). Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
A detail from Armstrong's map of Northumberland (1769) showing Homildon Hill near Wooler
A detail from Armstrong's map of Northumberland (1769) showing Homildon Hill near Wooler. Lieutenant Andrew Armstrong & Sons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Historic England registers this as the Battle of Homildon Hill battlefield (entry 1000014), 280 hectares, under the Open Government Licence.

Battle of Homildon Hill is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q598069, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Homildon Hill, revision 1384362863, 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. Battlefield boundary and area from Historic England (Open Government Licence). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.