Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, assembled the English northern army at Berwick in August 1513 in response to the Scottish invasion. Surrey, 70 years old and in poor health, had been left in England when Henry VIII invaded France. The Berwick assembly was a remarkable feat of northern English mobilisation — Surrey gathered forces from Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, and the border counties within weeks. His organisation of supply and logistics for the march to Flodden demonstrated professional military administration that matched the strategic capability of the campaign.
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