Battle of Pinkie Cleugh

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The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh was a major 1547 clash near Musselburgh in which English forces decisively defeated the Scots, marking the last pitched battle between the two kingdoms and a key episode in the Rough Wooing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
aftermath contributed to decision to send Mary, Queen of Scots, to France ⓘ
strengthened English control over parts of southern Scotland ⓘ
aimOfEnglish to secure marriage between Edward VI of England and Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Pinkie ⓘ
associatedWith Edward VI of England ⓘ
Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
casualtiesDescription heavy Scottish casualties ⓘ
category 1547 in Scotland ⓘ
Battles involving England ⓘ
Battles involving Scotland ⓘ
Battles of the Rough Wooing ⓘ
Conflicts in 1547 ⓘ
combatant England ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
commander Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus ⓘ
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset ⓘ
James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran ⓘ
conflict Rough Wooing ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
date 10 September 1547 ⓘ
describedAs last pitched battle between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
EnglishCommanderRole Edward Seymour commanded the English army ⓘ
EnglishCommanderTitle Lord Protector of England ⓘ
linked to: Lord Protector
era 16th century ⓘ
geographicalFeature fought near the River Esk ⓘ
location East Lothian ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
near Musselburgh ⓘ
near Edinburgh ⓘ
Musselburgh ⓘ
partOf Rough Wooing ⓘ
result English victory ⓘ
ScottishCommanderRole James Hamilton commanded the Scottish army ⓘ
significance last pitched battle fought on British soil between separate English and Scottish armies ⓘ
major English victory in the Rough Wooing ⓘ
usedForcesType artillery units ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
naval forces ⓘ
usedTechnology arquebuses ⓘ
artillery ⓘ
naval gunfire support ⓘ
year 1547 ⓘ

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Anglo-Scottish Wars → hasPart → Battle of Pinkie Cleugh ⓘ
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset → notableBattle → Battle of Pinkie Cleugh ⓘ
Auld Alliance → notableBattle → Battle of Pinkie Cleugh ⓘ
War of the Rough Wooing → notableBattle → Battle of Pinkie Cleugh ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland–Kingdom of England relations → hasPart → Battle of Pinkie Cleugh (1547) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
Scottish army → notableBattle → Battle of Pinkie Cleugh ⓘ
Clan Keith → notableBattle → Battle of Pinkie Cleugh ⓘ
Tudor England → keyBattle → Battle of Pinkie Cleugh ⓘ
Earldom of Angus → notableBattleInvolvement → Battle of Pinkie Cleugh ⓘ
historic county of East Lothian → containsBattlefield → Battle of Pinkie Cleugh 1547 site ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
Clan Ramsay → hadMemberAtBattle → Battle of Pinkie Cleugh ⓘ