BattlefieldsBattle of Tynron
Tudor

Battle of Tynron

1534
Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Also known as: Nithsdale clan fight 1530s
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Lindsay faction
Forces
Lindsay faction c.100–200 at Tynron.
VS
Victor
Douglases of Drumlanrig
Forces
Douglases c.150–250
Outcome
Douglas victory in Nithsdale territory dispute
The Battle

History & Significance

The Douglas family — specifically the Douglases of Drumlanrig, distinct from the great Black Douglases extinguished in 1455 — remained powerful in Nithsdale and Galloway. Territorial disputes with neighbouring families were settled by force throughout the sixteenth century in this area far from effective royal control.

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