BattlefieldsBattle of Flodden — Scottish northern contingent
Tudor

Battle of Flodden — Scottish northern contingent

1513
Northumberland, England
Also known as: Highland contingent at Flodden 1513
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Northumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Scotland (Highland contingent)
Forces
c.30,000 Scots (James IV); James IV killed
VS
Victor
England (Surrey)
Forces
c.26,000-34,000 English (Surrey)
Outcome
Highland regiments fought and died; specific chiefs killed recorded in clan tradition
The Battle

History & Significance

The Highland contingent at Flodden — various clan regiments fighting for James IV — suffered catastrophic losses alongside the rest of the Scottish army. Clan traditions record individual chiefs and their retinues dying at Flodden: MacLeans, MacDonalds, MacKenzies, Grants, Mackintoshes, and others contributed men. The Highland losses at Flodden were not as celebrated as the Lowland nobility's deaths but were equally devastating to their communities.

Casualties & Losses

Numerous Highland clan chiefs and their retinues killed

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