Battle o Pinkie Cleugh
The Battle o Pinkie Cleugh, whiles kent as the Battle o Pinkie,[5] teuk place on 10 September 1547 on the banks o the River Esk near Musselburrae, Scotland.
Battle o Pinkie Cleugh | |||||||
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Pairt o the Anglo-Scots Wars | |||||||
River Esk an Inveresk Kirk at Musselburrae | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kinrick o Scotland | Kinrick o Ingland | ||||||
Commanders an leaders | |||||||
Yerl o Arran Yerl o Angus | Duke o Somerset | ||||||
Strenth | |||||||
22,000–36,000[1] |
16,800+[2] 30 warships | ||||||
Casualties an losses | |||||||
6,000–15,000 killed[3] 2,000 preesoners[3] | 200–600 killed[4] |
References
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- MacDougall, Norman (1991). Scotland and War, AD 79-1918. Edinburgh: John Donald Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-85976-248-3.