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Tudor

Battle of Pinkie Cleugh 1547

1547
East Lothian, Scotland
Also known as: Battle of Pinkie 1547 · Rough Wooing climax battle
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
East Lothian, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Scots
Forces
c.25,000 Scots (Arran); English combined arms victory
VS
Victor
English (Somerset)
Forces
c.23,000 English (Somerset)
Outcome
English army destroys Scottish force; worst Scottish defeat since Flodden
The Battle

History & Significance

The English Protector Somerset destroyed a Scottish army at Pinkie Cleugh — the Black Saturday — the last pitched battle between English and Scottish national armies before the union of the crowns.

Casualties & Losses

Approximately 6000-10000 Scots killed or captured

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Pinkie Cleugh 1547

Rectilinear enclosure 80m SW of Kilronan
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 miles
Choir of St Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Dalkeith
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles
Elginhaugh,Roman camp,native fort and palisaded enclosure 600m NE of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.7 miles
Chalkieside, enclosure 600m SW of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.7 miles
Elginhaugh,Roman fort,annexe and bathhouse 200m NE of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.9 miles
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