Battle of Halidon Hill

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The Battle of Halidon Hill was a decisive 1333 engagement in the Second War of Scottish Independence in which Edward III’s English army used longbowmen to inflict a crushing defeat on the Scots near Berwick.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
battle of the Second War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle at Halidon Hill ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
cause English attempt to relieve and secure Berwick ⓘ
Scottish attempt to break the siege of Berwick ⓘ
combatant English army ⓘ
Scottish army ⓘ
commander Archibald Douglas ⓘ
Edward III of England ⓘ
conflict Second War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
consequence strengthening of Edward Balliol’s position in Scotland ⓘ
temporary English dominance in southern Scotland ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
date 19 July 1333 ⓘ
decisiveFor England ⓘ
EnglishCasualties relatively low ⓘ
EnglishCommander Edward III of England ⓘ
EnglishForcesCharacteristic large contingent of longbowmen ⓘ
historicalPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalRegion Borders of Scotland and England ⓘ
locatedNear Berwick-upon-Tweed ⓘ
notableFeature decisive demonstration of longbow effectiveness against infantry ⓘ
use of dismounted English men-at-arms ⓘ
outcome collapse of Scottish army ⓘ
fall of Berwick to England ⓘ
heavy Scottish casualties ⓘ
partOf Second War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
place Halidon Hill ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Berwick (1333) ⓘ
result English victory ⓘ
ScottishCasualties very high ⓘ
ScottishCommander Archibald Douglas ⓘ
Hugh, Earl of Ross ⓘ
Patrick V, Earl of March ⓘ
Robert II of Scotland ⓘ
ScottishForcesCharacteristic infantry schiltrons ⓘ
tactic combined arms of archers and men-at-arms ⓘ
defensive position on high ground ⓘ
use of massed longbowmen ⓘ
terrain hilltop position ⓘ
marshy ground in front of English lines ⓘ
usedWeapon English longbow ⓘ
year 1333 ⓘ

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Edward III of England → battle → Battle of Halidon Hill ⓘ
Battle of Halidon Hill → alsoKnownAs → Battle at Halidon Hill ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Halidon Hill
Anglo-Scottish Wars → hasPart → Battle of Halidon Hill ⓘ
John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall → notableBattle → Battle of Halidon Hill ⓘ
Second War of Scottish Independence → hasBattle → Battle of Halidon Hill ⓘ
Halidon Hill → notableFor → Battle of Halidon Hill ⓘ
Halidon Hill → hasEvent → Battle of Halidon Hill (1333) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Halidon Hill
Scottish army → notableBattle → Battle of Halidon Hill ⓘ
Siege of Berwick (1333) → followedBy → Battle of Halidon Hill ⓘ
Edward Balliol → notableBattle → Battle of Halidon Hill ⓘ