Battle of Neville's Cross

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battle medieval battle

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Neville's Cross canonical	8
Battle of Durham (Neville's Cross)	1

Statements (47)

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 Percy, 2nd Baron Percy ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: County Durham, England
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 Wars ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Scottish border conflicts Second War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
place	near Durham ⓘ
precededBy	Second War of Scottish Independence ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Durham (Neville's Cross)

Treaty of Berwick (1357) → follows → Battle of Neville's Cross ⓘ