BattlefieldsScottish Raid into Northumberland — Raid of Redesdale 1523
Tudor

Scottish Raid into Northumberland — Raid of Redesdale 1523

1523
England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
English Redesdale communities
Forces
Redesdale English communities with minimal defence capability
VS
Victor
Scottish raiders
Forces
Scottish border raiding party of 500 to 800 horsemen from the Middle March border
Outcome
Redesdale communities burned and livestock seized; English Middle March warden unable to intercept the raiders before they regained Scotland; formal complaints filed with Scottish authorities.
The Battle

History & Significance

Scottish border forces conducted a major raid into Redesdale in 1523 during the same period that Surrey was organising his retaliatory operations against Teviotdale. The Scottish raid into Redesdale targeted the English Middle March's most vulnerable valley, burning farmsteadings and driving off livestock. Redesdale's remoteness made it a perpetual target — its communities were far from any significant English garrison and the valley roads provided easy entry and exit for mobile Scottish raiding parties operating from the Borders.

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