Atlas of Battles

war, 17 engagements

Battles of the Anglo-Scottish Wars

The atlas places 17 engagements of the Anglo-Scottish Wars: 14 battles, 2 sieges and 1 naval action between 1355 and 1575, all in present-day United Kingdom.

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Battle of Nesbit MoorBattle of Nesbit MoorBattle of YeaveringBattle of PiperdeanBattle of SarkCapture of BerwickBattle of the Firth of ForthBattle of Haddon RigSiege of HaddingtonBattle of DrumlanrigRaid of the RedeswireBattle of DunsBattle of OtterburnBattle of Homildon HillBattle of Solway MossBattle of Ancrum MoorBattle of PinkieBattle of DunsBattle of OtterburnBattle of Homildon HillBattle of Solway MossBattle of Ancrum MoorBattle of PinkieGlasgowBelfastNewcastleEdinburghMiddlesbroughDundeeScarboroughAyrPerthDouglas100 km55.576N, 2.905W
17 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1350s: 1 engagements1370s: 1 engagements1380s: 1 engagements1400s: 2 engagements1410s: 1 engagements1430s: 1 engagements1440s: 1 engagements1480s: 2 engagements1540s: 6 engagements6 in 1540s1570s: 1 engagements1350s1570s
17 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

The war in time order

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, 157513551575
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1355Battle of Nesbit MoorUnited KingdomScottish victory
1372Battle of DunsDuns, United KingdomScottish victory
5 August 1388Battle of OtterburnOtterburn, United KingdomScottish victory
1402Battle of Nesbit MoorKimmerghame House, United KingdomEnglish victory
14 September 1402Battle of Homildon HillWooler, United KingdomEnglish victory
1415Battle of YeaveringYeavering, United KingdomEnglish victory
10 September 1436Battle of PiperdeanCockburnspath, United KingdomScottish victory
23 October 1448Battle of SarkGretna, United KingdomScottish victory
July 1482Capture of BerwickBerwick-upon-Tweed, United KingdomEnglish capture Berwick but otherwise inconclusive
1489Battle of the Firth of ForthUnited Kingdom
24 August 1542Battle of Haddon RigRoxburghshire, United KingdomScottish victory
24 November 1542Battle of Solway MossSolway Moss, United KingdomEnglish victory
27 February 1545Battle of Ancrum MoorJedburgh, United KingdomScottish victory
10 September 1547Battle of PinkieMusselburgh, United KingdomEnglish victory
1548Siege of HaddingtonHaddington, United KingdomFranco-Scottish victory
20 February 1548Battle of DrumlanrigDrumlanrig, United KingdomScottish victory, collapse of the English in Western Scotland
7 July 1575Raid of the RedeswireCarter Bar, United Kingdom

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Anglo-Scottish Wars (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.