During Hertford's 1544 raid, English forces landed at Leith and defeated local resistance before marching on Edinburgh. A skirmish at or near Prestonpans on the Firth of Forth saw local Scottish militia dispersed. The English fleet covered the landing, demonstrating the vulnerability of the Forth coast to combined operations.
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