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Jean de Vienne French Expedition Landing 1385

1385
East Lothian, Scotland
Also known as: French army lands in Scotland 1385 · Franco-Scottish campaign 1385
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
East Lothian, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
local English/Scottish c.500–1,000
VS
Victor
French and Scottish forces
Forces
French/Scottish c.2,000–4,000
Outcome
French army of roughly 1500 men-at-arms landed and joined Scottish forces for raids into northern England
The Battle

History & Significance

Admiral Jean de Vienne led the largest French expedition to Britain during the Hundred Years War, landing in Scotland to open a northern front and draw English forces away from the Channel coast.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Jean de Vienne French Expedition Landing 1385

Chesters Farm,enclosure 300m S of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.7 miles
Sled Hill,enclosure
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.9 miles
Nunraw Barns, pit alignment SE of
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Nunraw Barns, palisaded enclosure 180m SSW of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.1 miles
Garvald Mains,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.2 miles
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