Battle of Ancrum Moor

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The Battle of Ancrum Moor was a 1545 Scottish victory over English forces in the Borders region, notable for reversing English advances during the Rough Wooing phase of the Anglo-Scottish conflicts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
alsoKnownAs Battle of Ancrum Moor
surface form: Battle of Ancrum
belligerent Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Scotland
casualties English force suffered high losses
Scottish force suffered relatively light losses
cause English invasion of the Scottish Borders
War of the Rough Wooing
surface form: Henry VIII’s policy of the Rough Wooing
commander Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus
Sir Brian Layton
Sir Ralph Eure
Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch
conflict War of the Rough Wooing
surface form: Rough Wooing
country Kingdom of Scotland
date 27 February 1545
era 16th century
followedBy continued campaigns of the Rough Wooing
historicalPeriod Reformation era in Scotland
Tudor England
surface form: Tudor period
location Ancrum Moor
Roxburghshire NERFINISHED
Scottish Borders
near Ancrum
monarchOfEnglishSide Henry VIII of England
monarchOfScottishSide Mary, Queen of Scots
objective to pressure Scotland into a marriage alliance between Mary, Queen of Scots, and Edward, Prince of Wales
opponent Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Scotland
outcome capture and death of many English leaders
heavy English casualties
partOf Anglo-Scottish Wars
precededBy earlier English raids into the Scottish Borders in 1544–1545
regentOfScotland James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran
surface form: James Hamilton, Earl of Arran
region Borders region
result Scottish victory
significance boosted Scottish morale during the Rough Wooing
checked English military pressure on Scotland in early 1545
reversed recent English advances in the Borders
tactic Scottish feigned retreat to draw English into disadvantageous position
Scottish use of high ground
terrain moorland
rolling hills
weaponType archery
handguns
pikes
spears
year 1545

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Anglo-Scottish Wars hasPart Battle of Ancrum Moor
Battle of Flodden alsoKnownAs Battle of Ancrum Moor
this entity surface form: Battle of Branxton Moor
War of the Rough Wooing notableBattle Battle of Ancrum Moor
Battle of Ancrum Moor alsoKnownAs Battle of Ancrum Moor
this entity surface form: Battle of Ancrum