Battle of Neville's Cross

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The Battle of Neville's Cross was a major 1346 clash near Durham in which an English army decisively defeated and captured King David II of Scotland, significantly weakening Scottish power during the Hundred Years' War era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
capturedPerson David II of Scotland ⓘ
combatant English army ⓘ
Scottish army ⓘ
commander David II of Scotland ⓘ
Henry de Percy, 2nd Baron Percy ⓘ
Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville de Raby ⓘ
Thomas de Rokeby ⓘ
conflictIn Anglo-Scottish Wars ⓘ
Hundred Years' War era ⓘ
consequence capture of King David II of Scotland ⓘ
long captivity of David II in England ⓘ
weakening of Scottish military power ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
date 17 October 1346 ⓘ
EnglishMonarch Edward III of England ⓘ
followedBy English dominance over Scotland for several years ⓘ
hasAftermath imprisonment of David II in the Tower of London ⓘ
negotiations for David II's ransom ⓘ
historicalPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
impactOnEngland reduced northern threat during campaigns in France ⓘ
impactOnScotland financial strain due to ransom demands ⓘ
political instability ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay County Durham, England ⓘ
linked to: County Durham
motive Scottish invasion of northern England ⓘ
namedAfter Neville's Cross monument ⓘ
near Durham Cathedral ⓘ
notableFor capture of a reigning Scottish king ⓘ
decisive English victory over larger Scottish force ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Scottish border conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Scottish Wars

Second War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
place near Durham ⓘ
precededBy Scottish invasion of 1346 ⓘ
recordedIn Scottish chronicles ⓘ
medieval English chronicles ⓘ
relatedTo Battle of Crécy ⓘ
result English victory ⓘ
ScottishMonarch David II of Scotland ⓘ
ScottishObjective relieve French pressure by attacking England ⓘ
terrain undulating ground west of Durham ⓘ
typeOfEngagement pitched battle ⓘ
usedTactic English longbowmen deployment ⓘ
defensive English position on high ground ⓘ
year 1346 ⓘ

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Anglo-Scottish Wars → hasPart → Battle of Neville's Cross ⓘ
David II of Scotland → capturedInBattle → Battle of Neville's Cross ⓘ
Wars with England → notableBattle → Battle of Neville's Cross ⓘ
John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray → participatedIn → Battle of Neville's Cross ⓘ
John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray → capturedAt → Battle of Neville's Cross ⓘ
English longbowmen → notableBattle → Battle of Neville's Cross ⓘ
Second War of Scottish Independence → hasBattle → Battle of Neville's Cross ⓘ
Second War of Scottish Independence → hasBattle → Battle of Durham (Neville's Cross) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Neville's Cross
Treaty of Berwick (1357) → follows → Battle of Neville's Cross ⓘ
John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray → notableBattle → Battle of Neville's Cross ⓘ
subject linked to: John
John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray → capturedAt → Battle of Neville's Cross ⓘ
subject linked to: John
David II's capture at Neville's Cross in 1346 → partOf → Battle of Neville's Cross ⓘ