BattlefieldsPinkie Cleugh - Lord Grey's Cavalry Charge, 1547
Tudor

Pinkie Cleugh - Lord Grey's Cavalry Charge, 1547

1547
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Kingdom of England
Forces
Scotland: a pike formation (part of Arran's army) whose exact strength in this specific engagement is not separately recorded.
VS
Victor
Kingdom of Scotland
Forces
England: approximately 1,500 cavalry under Lord Grey de Wilton (1,000 men-at-arms, 500 demi-lancers), who had left their horses' barding at camp
Outcome
Scottish repulse of the English cavalry; Lord Grey de Wilton led roughly 1,000 heavily armoured men-at-arms and 500 lighter demi-lancers in a premature charge against a Scottish pike formation. The pikemen formed a defensive 'hedgehog' and drove the cavalry back with heavy losses; Grey himself was wounded by a pike thrust through the throat and mouth. This tactical check for the English cavalry did not decide the wider battle, which England went on to win later that day through artillery, archery and renewed assaults.
The Battle

History & Significance

A tudor skirmish fought in 1547 Scotland. Recorded strengths: England: approximately 1,500 cavalry under Lord Grey de Wilton (1,000 men-at-arms, 500 demi-lancers), who had left their horses' barding at camp; Scotland: a pi….

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Casualties & Losses

Not recorded as a separate figure for this cavalry action alone; sources describe heavy English cavalry losses in the repulse and Lord Grey wounded through the throat, but do not give a precise casualty count distinct from the battle's overall totals.

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