BattlefieldsBattle of Haddington 1548
Tudor

Battle of Haddington 1548

1548
East Lothian, Scotland
Also known as: Siege of Haddington 1548
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Siege
Location
East Lothian, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
English garrison
Forces
English garrison c.500.
VS
Victor
Indecisive (English held garrison; Scots/French besieged)
Forces
Franco-Scottish besiegers c.4,000–6,000
Outcome
Protracted siege; English garrison eventually abandoned Haddington 1549
The Battle

History & Significance

The English fortified Haddington as the main base for the Rough Wooing and held it for eighteen months under siege by combined Scottish and French forces. The town was devastated by the fighting. The Treaty of Boulogne in 1550 ended the war and the English withdrew. The Haddington siege was the centrepiece of the Rough Wooing's final phase.

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