Battle of Flodden 1513 - Battlefield - List Entry
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Description
....The battle was fought over arable fields close to the village and over rough grazing moorland on the hillslopes. Although the appearance of the landscape has changed with Parliamentary enclosure in the eighteenth century, the topography is dramatic and the course of the battle is easily traced. ....In the battle that followed, Surrey defeated the Scots. James IV and a large proportion of the Scottish nobility were killed. Casualties were heavy. King James's death was a catastrophe for Scotland. Decades of political instability followed his demise. The different methods of fighting favoured by each side had a significant effect on the outcome of the battle. Flodden is therefore of great interest to the student of military history..... -
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