BattlefieldsScottish occupation of Northumberland 1640
English Civil War

Scottish occupation of Northumberland 1640

1640
Northumberland, England
Also known as: Scots advance into England Second Bishops War
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Northumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
English Royalists
Forces
English Royalists c.1,000–3,000
VS
Victor
Covenanters
Forces
Covenanters c.8,000–12,000
Outcome
Covenanting army advances through Northumberland; English resistance collapses
The Battle

History & Significance

Following Newburn, the Covenanting army occupied Northumberland and County Durham with minimal resistance — the only Scottish occupation of English territory in the seventeenth century.

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