Battle of Solway Moss 1542
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Description
"In 1542, relations between King Henry VIII and King James V of Scotland had deteriorated. In October, the Duke if Norfolk led 20,000 men into Scotland and burnt Roxburgh and Kelso. The next month King James retaliated by sending 17, 000 troops into England to burn the countryside north of Carlisle. The local English commander mustered 3,000 men to oppose the Scots. The Scots first saw the flags of the small English force on the hilltop above them, and feared that it was part of a much larger force. Their army began to march on the English but hesitated, turned, and retreated, the English cavalry harrying their rear....." -
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