BattlefieldsRough Wooing — English Garrison at Lauder 1548
Tudor

Rough Wooing — English Garrison at Lauder 1548

1548
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Scottish and French raiding forces
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
English garrison of several hundred
Outcome
Garrison maintained for months before withdrawal; English presence in the Merse curtailed.
The Battle

History & Significance

English forces established a garrison at Lauder in the Scottish Borders as part of the network of fortified outposts sustaining the Rough Wooing strategy. The garrison raided the surrounding country and protected the supply line between Berwick and Haddington until the English strategic position collapsed.

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