In August 1547, Protector Somerset assembled the English invasion army at Berwick before marching north to defeat the Scots at Pinkie Cleugh. The Berwick assembly of 1547 was larger and better equipped than any English northern muster since Flodden, including an artillery train, a naval squadron operating offshore, and continental mercenaries. Somerset's planning for the campaign was meticulous — Berwick served as the logistical base from which the army was supplied as it marched into Scotland.
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