Battle of Otterburn

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The Battle of Otterburn was a notable 1388 clash between Scottish and English forces during the Anglo-Scottish border wars, remembered as a major Scottish victory and a celebrated episode in border ballad tradition.

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Generate an image of the Battle of Otterburn (The Battle of Otterburn was a notable 1388 clash between Scottish and English forces during the Anglo-Scottish border wars, remembered as a major Scottish victory and a celebrated episode in border ballad tradition.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
approximateStrength English army several thousand strong ⓘ
Scottish army several thousand strong ⓘ
associatedWith English–Scottish border reivers ⓘ
linked to: Border Reivers

Percy–Douglas feud ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
campaign 1388 Scottish raid into northern England ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses Henry Percy captured ⓘ
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas killed ⓘ
Ralph Percy killed ⓘ
century 14th century ⓘ
chronicledBy Jean Froissart ⓘ
commander George Dunbar, Earl of March ⓘ
Henry Percy, called Hotspur ⓘ
linked to: Henry Percy

James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas ⓘ
Ralph Percy ⓘ
conflict Anglo-Scottish Wars ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
date 1388-08-05 ⓘ
1388-08-19 ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy continued border raiding in late 14th century ⓘ
historicalPeriod reign of Richard II of England ⓘ
reign of Robert II of Scotland ⓘ
location near Otterburn, Northumberland, England ⓘ
notableFor capture of Henry Percy (Hotspur) ⓘ
death of James Douglas ⓘ
major Scottish victory despite loss of commander ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Scottish border wars ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Scottish Wars
precededBy Scottish invasion of northern England in 1388 ⓘ
region Northumberland ⓘ
representedIn border ballads ⓘ
the ballad "Chevy Chase" ⓘ
the ballad "The Battle of Otterburn" ⓘ
result Scottish victory ⓘ
significance became a celebrated episode in Anglo-Scottish ballad tradition ⓘ
strengthened Scottish military prestige on the border ⓘ
tacticalOutcome English leadership disrupted by capture and death of commanders ⓘ
Scottish forces held the field ⓘ
typeOfEngagement night battle ⓘ
year 1388 ⓘ

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Clan Douglas → involvedInConflict → Battle of Otterburn ⓘ
Earls of Douglas → involvedInEvent → Battle of Otterburn ⓘ
The Battle of Otterburn → describesEvent → Battle of Otterburn ⓘ
The Battle of Otterburn → inspiredByEvent → Battle of Otterburn in Northumberland ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Otterburn
Battle of Homildon Hill → relatedEvent → Battle of Otterburn ⓘ
Otterburn → knownFor → Battle of Otterburn ⓘ
Otterburn → hasHistoricalAssociationWith → Battle of Otterburn ⓘ
Earldom of Douglas → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Otterburn ⓘ