BattlefieldsForster Warden Raid on Redesdale 1587
Tudor

Forster Warden Raid on Redesdale 1587

1587
Northumberland, England
Also known as: Forster punitive expedition Redesdale 1587 · English warden Redesdale 1587
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Northumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Redesdale reiver families
Forces
Redesdale reivers c.80–120.
VS
Victor
English warden (Forster)
Forces
English warden forces c.100–150
Outcome
Sir John Forster leads warden expedition into Redesdale capturing and executing leading reiver men of the Hall and Reed families
The Battle

History & Significance

Forster punitive raid into Redesdale in 1587 temporarily reduced raiding from that notorious valley and was noted by the Privy Council as unusually effective enforcement.

Casualties & Losses

Several reivers hanged; families fined

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