BattlefieldsEnglish attack on Jedburgh — Lord Dacre 1513
Tudor

English attack on Jedburgh — Lord Dacre 1513

1513
Scottish Borders, Scotland
Also known as: Dacre raid Jedburgh 1513
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Scottish Borders, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Scots
Forces
Scots c.300-800
VS
Victor
England (Lord Dacre)
Forces
Dacre force c.500-1000
Outcome
Lord Dacre led English forces from Northumberland into Scotland burning Jedburgh weeks before Flodden
The Battle

History & Significance

This skirmish exemplified the intense border raiding and warfare that characterized Anglo-Scottish relations during the Tudor period, particularly during the reign of Henry VIII. Lord Dacre's raid on Jedburgh demonstrated English military dominance in the Scottish Borders and served as retaliation for Scottish incursions, contributing to the escalating tensions that would culminate in the larger conflict of the War of the Rough Wooing.

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