BattlefieldsRough Wooing — English garrison at Lauder 1544
Tudor

Rough Wooing — English garrison at Lauder 1544

1544
Berwickshire, Scotland
Also known as: Lauder garrison 1544
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Berwickshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
England
VS
Victor
Scotland
Outcome
English force garrisoned Lauder briefly during Hertford's 1544 march; expelled by Scottish forces on Hertford's withdrawal
The Battle

History & Significance

During Hertford's 1544 raid, English forces briefly established outposts in the Scottish Borders as a demonstration of territorial control. Lauder, on the main road from England to Edinburgh, was a key position. The inability to maintain such garrisons without a large army in the field demonstrated the fundamental strategic problem of the Rough Wooing — England could devastate Scotland but not occupy and hold it.

Forces Involved

The size of the opposing forces is not recorded in the surviving sources.

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