BattlefieldsEdward I — Northumberland Raiding 1297
Medieval

Edward I — Northumberland Raiding 1297

1297
England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
English border communities/Northumberland
Forces
dispersed Northumbrian levies unable to concentrate
VS
Victor
Scottish forces (Wallace and Murray)
Forces
Scottish army under Wallace and Murray
Outcome
Northumberland extensively raided; livestock and grain stripped; English border population devastated
The Battle

History & Significance

Following the Battle of Stirling Bridge, Wallace and Murray led their army into Northumberland in a systematic raid lasting weeks. Settlements from the Tweed to the Tyne were burned, livestock driven off, and the population terrorized or ransomed. The English response was ineffective. The raids demonstrated that Scottish military capability had recovered sufficiently to take the offensive deep into English territory.

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