Category: Battle of Otterburn
Categories: Scottish Military History
Battle of Otterburn
- Date: 05 or 19 Aug 1388
- Location: 1 mile NW of Otterburn, NBL
- Victor: Scots
About
- One of the ongoing border skirmishes between the Scots and the English, this battle happened during August of 1388. Scot sources date the event on the 5th, while English sources say it's the 19th. Jean Froissart's Chronicles, remains its best record, since he claims to interview veterans on both sides. But some details are incorrect, giving cause for concern. For example, Froissart's gives an inaccurate distance between Newcastle upon Tyne and Otterburn.
Combatants
- Scot noble, James, 2nd Earl of Douglas, decided to lead one of the raids into English territory. This was timed to take advantage of divisions on the English side between Lord Neville and Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, who had just taken over border defense.
Links
Sources
- Froissart, J. (1910). "The Battle of Otterburn." The Chronicles of Froissart. John Bourchier, Lord Berners, translator. Harvard Classics. NY: P. F. Collier & Son Company. Fordham.edu
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Person Profiles (15)
George (Abernethy) Abernethy Vth of Saltoun
abt 1340 Saltoun, Haddingtonshire,Scotland - 19 Aug 1388
James (Douglas) Douglas Second Earl of Douglas and Mar
1355 Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire - 19 Aug 1388
David (Fleming) Fleming of Biggar
abt 1325 Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland - 14 Feb 1406
Thomas Forster
abt 1360
Thomas (Grey) de Grey
abt 1359 Cornhill on Tweed, Northumberland, England - abt 26 Nov 1400
Patrick (Hepburn) de Hepburn
abt 1321 Hailes, Scotland - aft 22 Jun 1402
David (Holgrave) de Holgrave
- abt 13 Jun 1405
Ralph (Lumley) de Lumley
abt 1360 Raby With Keverstone, Durham, England - 05 Jan 1400
Hugh Montgomery
abt 1360 Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland - 19 Aug 1388
Robert (Ogle) de Ogle
08 Dec 1351 Callerton, Northumberland, England - abt 01 Nov 1409
Matthew (Redman) Redmayne
1324 Harwood Tower, Yorkshire, England - 1390
William (Stewart) Stewart of Jedworth and Teviotdale
1356 Darnley Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland - 14 Sep 1402
Robert de Umfreville
abt 1365 Northumberland, England - abt 27 Jan 1437
Thomas (Umfreville) de Umfreville
abt 1361 England - 1391
William (Wyntoun) de Seton Baron Lord of Seton
abt 1348 Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland - abt 1409
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