BattlefieldsTweed Crossing Fight — Flodden Campaign 1513
Tudor

Tweed Crossing Fight — Flodden Campaign 1513

1513
Berwickshire, Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Berwickshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
England
Forces
English border riders shadowing — several hundred cavalry
VS
Victor
Scotland
Forces
Scottish army vanguard 5,000 to 8,000 men
Outcome
Scottish army crossed the Tweed; English border riders unable to contest crossing at scale; local garrisons fell back toward Berwick; Scottish army advanced south toward Flodden Hill.
The Battle

History & Significance

During James IV's invasion of 1513, Scottish forces encountered and overcame English resistance at Tweed crossings as they moved southward. The skirmishes at various Tweed fords as the Scottish army crossed represented the first armed contacts of the campaign. English border riders shadowed the Scottish advance but could not seriously contest the crossing of an army of such scale. The Tweed crossings gave James control of the ground between the river and the Cheviot Hills where he would ultimately fight at Flodden.

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