On 24 August 1542, a Scottish force under the Earl of Huntly defeated an English raiding party commanded by Sir Robert Bowes at Haddon Rig, near the Tweed. Bowes had led approximately 3,000 English riders on an incursion into Scotland but was caught by Huntly's larger Scottish force and comprehensively routed. The English lost over 600 prisoners including Bowes himself. Haddon Rig was a rare Scottish tactical victory in the 1540s and temporarily restored Scottish border confidence before the catastrophe of Solway Moss three months later.
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