BattlefieldsBerwick on Tweed seizure by Scots Engagers 1648
English Civil War

Berwick on Tweed seizure by Scots Engagers 1648

1648
Berwickshire, Scotland
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Berwickshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Berwick garrison
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Scottish Engager forces
Outcome
Berwick temporarily secured by Scottish Engagers
The Battle

History & Significance

As the Engager uprising gathered momentum in Scotland in 1648, Engager forces seized Berwick-on-Tweed on the border to establish a southern bridgehead ahead of the Duke of Hamilton's march into England. The seizure of Berwick was part of the Scottish Engager strategy of using the border town as a staging point. The Engager army ultimately marched by a different route but Berwick remained significant as a border crossing point throughout the Second Civil War.

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