BattlefieldsFlodden Branxton Aftermath — Pursuit and Prisoner Taking 1513
Tudor

Flodden Branxton Aftermath — Pursuit and Prisoner Taking 1513

1513
Northumberland, England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Northumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Scottish
Forces
Scottish remnants
VS
Victor
English
Forces
English cavalry under Dacre
Outcome
Complete English victory consolidated; Scottish army destroyed as a fighting force.
The Battle

History & Significance

In the hours after the main battle of Flodden, English cavalry pursued the broken Scottish army northward from Branxton Hill. Scottish fugitives were cut down across the surrounding fields; thousands of prisoners and the Scottish royal baggage train were taken.

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