While Edward II besieged Berwick, a Scottish raiding force under Douglas and Randolph swept into Yorkshire. Archbishop William Melton of York raised a scratch force including clergy to meet them at Myton-on-Swale. The Scots drove the English force into the Swale; hundreds drowned. The Scots called it the 'Chapter of Myton' for the number of priests killed. The disaster forced Edward to abandon the siege of Berwick.
Thousands of English levies drowned or killed
This battlefield is listed on the Register of Historic Battlefields — a national designation identifying Britain's most significant battle sites for protection and further research. Reference: BOE37.
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