An old engraving of the Battle of Holmedon Hill, Wooler, Northumberland, England, UK in 1402. It is from a Victorian history book of The Battle of Holmedon Hill (Homildon Hill) was a conflict between English and Scottish armies on 14 September. Here English soldiers on horseback chase the Scots. Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas, lead an expedition into England and marched as far as Newcastle. With 10,000 men, he laid waste Northumberland. Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, lay in wait for the returning Scots at Wooler. Douglas’s army were routed and Douglas captured.
An old engraving of the Battle of Holmedon Hill, Wooler, Northumberland, England, UK in the 1402. It is from a Victorian history book of The Battle of Holmedon Hill (Homildon Hill) was a conflict between English and Scottish armies on 14 September 1402. Here English soldiers on horseback are chasing the Scots. Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas, lead a punitive expedition into England. With Murdoch of Fife, Albany's son, Douglas's army marched as far as Newcastle. At the head of 10,000 men, he laid waste to the whole of Northumberland. Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, and his son Henry ‘Hotspur’, lay in wait for the returning Scots at Wooler. Once Douglas’s men had made camp at Milfield, relatively low ground, the English army rushed to attack. The Scots, however, had keen sentries and the army was able to retreat to the higher ground of Holmedon Hill. However, Douglas’s army were routed and Douglas captured.
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Location: Wooler, Northumberland, England, UK
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