Battle of Homildon Hill

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The Battle of Homildon Hill was a 1402 English victory over the Scots in Northumberland, notable for the devastating effectiveness of English longbowmen against a Scottish army.

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Battle of Homildon Hill canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
aftermath disputes over ransoms for Scottish prisoners ⓘ
increased strain between Percies and the English crown ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Humbleton Hill ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
capturedPerson Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas ⓘ
Murdoch Stewart, future Duke of Albany ⓘ
cause Scottish incursion across the border ⓘ
combatant English army ⓘ
Scottish army ⓘ
commander Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas ⓘ
Henry "Hotspur" Percy ⓘ
linked to: Henry Percy

Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland ⓘ
conflictIn Anglo-Scottish Wars ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
date 14 September 1402 ⓘ
geographicalFeature fought on slopes of a hill ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages ⓘ
location Homildon Hill ⓘ
near Wooler, Northumberland ⓘ
monarchOfVictoriousSide Henry IV of England ⓘ
notableFor devastating effectiveness of English longbowmen ⓘ
heavy Scottish casualties from archery ⓘ
outcome capture of many Scottish nobles ⓘ
severe losses for Scottish nobility ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Scottish border conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Scottish Wars
precededBy Scottish raid into northern England ⓘ
primaryForceType archers on English side ⓘ
heavy infantry on Scottish side ⓘ
region Northumberland ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Otterburn ⓘ
Battle of Shrewsbury ⓘ
result English victory ⓘ
significance contributed to tensions between the Percy family and King Henry IV of England ⓘ
demonstrated dominance of English longbow over armored troops ⓘ
weakened Scottish military leadership ⓘ
tacticUsed Scottish advance under missile fire ⓘ
high-ground defensive position by English ⓘ
mass English longbow fire ⓘ
theatre Anglo-Scottish borderlands ⓘ
weaponUsed English longbow ⓘ
spears ⓘ
swords ⓘ
year 1402 ⓘ

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Anglo-Scottish Wars → hasPart → Battle of Homildon Hill ⓘ
Earls of Douglas → involvedInEvent → Battle of Homildon Hill ⓘ
George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus → placeOfDeath → Battle of Homildon Hill ⓘ
George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus → conflict → Battle of Homildon Hill ⓘ
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus → placeOfDeath → Battle of Homildon Hill ⓘ
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus → participatedIn → Battle of Homildon Hill ⓘ
Henry Sinclair → notableEvent → Battle of Homildon Hill ⓘ
Earldom of Douglas → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Homildon Hill ⓘ