BattlefieldsScots raid on Northumberland — James V's border pressure 1532-1542
Tudor

Scots raid on Northumberland — James V's border pressure 1532-1542

1532–1542
Northumberland, England
Also known as: James V border skirmishes Northumberland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Northumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
English border communities
Forces
Northumberland defenders c.100–250.
VS
Victor
Scots (intermittently)
Forces
Scots reivers c.200–400
Outcome
James V of Scotland maintained pressure on the Northumberland border; repeated skirmishes with English warden forces
The Battle

History & Significance

James V's aggressive border policy in the 1530s and early 1540s kept Northumberland in a state of near-constant alarm before the campaigns culminating in Solway Moss. The English wardens struggled to contain Scottish raiding while Henry VIII was preoccupied with the Dissolution of the Monasteries

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