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Tudor

Reiver Ambush at Tarset 1545

1545
Northumberland, England
Also known as: Tarset reiver ambush 1545 · North Tyne ambush 1545
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Northumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
English patrol
Forces
English warden patrol c.30–60.
VS
Victor
Border reivers
Forces
Border reivers c.20–100
Outcome
English border patrol ambushed by mixed reiver band in the Tarset valley; soldiers killed and weapons taken
The Battle

History & Significance

Attacks on English patrols in the Tarset valley demonstrated that even armed warden forces could not guarantee safety in the remoter valleys of the English Middle March.

Casualties & Losses

Several English soldiers killed

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Reiver Ambush at Tarset 1545

Defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 400m south east of Smalesmouth Farm
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
Dally Castle fortified house and tower house
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Romano-British farmstead, 330m north west of Sidwood Cottage
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 miles
Tarset fortified house, 180m east of Tarset Hall
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
Hill House bastle and associated enclosures, 850m NNW of Sidwood Cottage
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
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