BattlefieldsRough Wooing — Battle of Pinkie Approach Marching Camp 1547
Tudor

Rough Wooing — Battle of Pinkie Approach Marching Camp 1547

1547
East Lothian, Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
East Lothian, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Scotland
Forces
Scottish harassing cavalry
VS
Victor
England
Forces
English army of approx 16,000
Outcome
English army reached battle position intact; Scots attempts to disrupt the march failed.
The Battle

History & Significance

As Somerset advanced into Scotland before Pinkie, the English army made a fortified marching camp south of Musselburgh. Scots cavalry harried the column and a skirmish in the dunes prefaced the main battle of Pinkie Cleugh. The approach march demonstrated English logistics and artillery superiority.

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