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1134:, commanding their first battle; Neville their second; and the Archbishop of York their third. Neville remained in overall command. The English were entirely dismounted, with each battle having men-at-arms in the centre and longbowmen on each flank. The English also took a defensive stance, knowing they had the superior position and that time was on their side; their morale was high. The resulting stalemate lasted until the afternoon, when the English sent longbowmen forward to harass the Scottish lines. On the English left, the Scottish light horse and archers withdrew under the arrow fire and the English were able to shoot into the flank of Moray's battle. The 1146:, broke and fled, with most escaping. The English stood off from the remaining Scots under David II and poured in arrows. The English men-at-arms then attacked and after fighting described as "ferocious", the Scots attempted unsuccessfully to retreat and were routed. The English men-at-arms outfought superior numbers of the Scottish foot, while the performance of the English archers was mixed. Most of them were participating in their first pitched battle, or even their first combat. Many groups of bowmen conspicuously hung back, while the Lancashire longbowmen received a post-battle bonus of ÂŁ10 each (ÂŁ11,700 in 2024 terms). 56: 1119:, each battle forming a rectilinear formation. The front ranks were armed with axes and long spears carried by the rear ranks protruded past them. The knights and other men-at-arms dismounted and stiffened the formations, usually at the very front. A screen of archers skirmished to the front, and each flank of the army was shielded by hobelars and further archers. As the mist lifted, it became clear the Scots were poorly positioned, on broken ground and with their movement made difficult by ditches and walls. They remembered their defeats at 1083: 249: 1206: 959:, Philip VI described northern England to David II as "a defenceless void". David II felt certain that few English troops would be left to defend the rich northern English cities, but when the Scots probed into northern England they were sharply rebuffed by the local defenders. David II agreed to a truce, to last until 29 September, in order to fully mobilise the Scottish army, which was assembling at 1226:, who was leading the detachment and had two teeth knocked out by the King. During the battle David II had been twice shot in the face with arrows. Surgeons attempted to remove the arrows but the tip of one remained lodged in his face, rendering him prone to headaches for decades. Edward III ordered David II to be handed over to him, rewarding Coupland with a knighthood and an 256: 1233:
All the Scottish captives were ordered to London, to the disgust of their captors who had a legal right to ransom them. A significant number of Scottish prisoners were privately ransomed, their captors subsequently attempting to deny they had been taken, which outraged Edward III. Edward III refused
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On 7 October the Scots invaded England with approximately 12,000 men. Many had modern weapons and armour supplied by France. A small number of French knights marched alongside the Scots. It was described by both Scottish and English chroniclers of the time, and by modern historians, as the strongest
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and invade England. David II obliged, and after ravaging much of northern England was taken by surprise by the English defenders. The ensuing battle ended with the rout of the Scots, the capture of their king and the death or capture of most of their leadership. Strategically, this freed significant
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in Durham Cathedral. On three separate occasions, Edward III offered to release the childless David II for ÂŁ40,000 (approximately ÂŁ47 million in 2024 terms) if the latter would accept one of Edward III's sons as his heir to the Scottish throne. All three offers were refused. Eleven years after
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The invasion had been expected by the English for some time; two years earlier the Chancellor of England had told parliament the Scots were "saying quite openly that they will break the truce as soon as our adversary desires and will march into England". Once the Scots invaded, an army was quickly
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David II, badly wounded, was captured after he fled the field, while the rest of the Scottish army was pursued by the English long into the night. More than 50 Scottish barons were killed or captured; Scotland lost almost all its military leadership. The Scottish dead included: the Constable, Lord
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Moray's battle led the assault, but the broken terrain and obstacles slowed their advance and made it difficult for them to maintain formation. The longbowmen were able to fall back behind their men-at-arms. By the time the disorganised battle came to hand-to-hand combat it was easily dealt with.
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boundary marker in the form of a cross which was located on the ridge where the battle was fought; and from Lord Ralph Neville, the leader of the victorious English. Lord Neville paid to have a replacement cross erected to commemorate the day; this was destroyed in 1589. A wooden cross erected on
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In early 1347, two English forces made large-scale raids deep into Scotland. They met little opposition and devastated much of southern Scotland. Border raids, often accompanied by devastation of the countryside, and sometimes on a large scale, continued to be launched by both the Scots and the
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inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 28 October 2018. To give a very rough idea of earning power, an English foot-soldier could expect to earn ÂŁ1 in wages in
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prohibited any Scottish citizen from bearing arms against Edward III or any of his men and the English were supposed to stop attacking Scotland. This truce lasted for four decades and marked the end of the Second War of Scottish Independence although intermittent fighting continued.
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English resources for the war against France, and the English border counties were able to guard against the remaining Scottish threat from their own resources. The eventual ransoming of the Scottish King resulted in a truce that brought peace to the border for forty years.
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as was traditional; he wished to cripple the Scottish capacity to make war for as long as possible, by depriving them of their leaders. In at least some cases, he paid considerable sums to their captors to buy out their ransom rights.
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sent an appeal to David II to open a northern front. Philip VI wanted the Scots to divert English troops, supplies and attention away from the army under Edward III which was gathering in southern England. The
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English. The battle removed the strategic threat to Edward III's rear, and by 1349 the English border counties were able to guard against the remaining Scottish threat from their own resources.
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between France and Scotland had been renewed in 1326 and was intended to deter England from attacking either country by the threat that in this case the other would invade English territory.
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Robert Stewart was David II's nephew, the heir-apparent, and a future king of Scotland (as Robert II). After the battle he became Lord Guardian of Scotland, regent for the captured David II.
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of ÂŁ500 for life (ÂŁ590,000 per year in 2024 terms). Despite having fled without fighting, Robert Stewart was appointed Lord Guardian to act on David II's behalf in his absence.
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Seeing their first attack repulsed, and also being harassed by the English archers, the third and largest Scottish battle, on the Scottish left under the Earl of March and
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attempted to clear away the English archers with a cavalry charge, but this failed and he was taken prisoner. The archers succeeded in provoking the Scots into attacking.
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were en route to reinforce the English forces. This was possible because Edward III, when raising his army to invade France, had exempted the counties north of the River
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said "few English were killed". Modern historians Given-Wilson and BĂ©riac have estimated that some 3,000 Scotsmen perished and fewer than a hundred were taken prisoner.
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monks arrived from Durham in an attempt to broker a peace but David II, thinking they were spies, ordered their beheading; the monks escaped in the confusion.
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King, Andy (2002). "According to the Custom Used in French and Scottish Wars: Prisoners and Casualties on the Scottish Marches in the Fourteenth Century".
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The Scots at Beaurepaire discovered the English army only on the morning of 17 October, when they were six miles (10 km) away. Around 500 men under
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that stood on the hill where the Scots made their stand. After the victory, Neville paid to have a new cross erected to commemorate the day.
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David II led the Scottish army east from Beaurepaire to high ground less than half a mile (800 m) to the west of Durham and within sight of
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Given-Wilson, Chris; Bériac, Françoise (September 2001). "Edward III's Prisoners of War: The Battle of Poitiers and its Context".
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was bypassed in exchange for a large indemnity and the Scottish army moved east, ravaging the countryside as they went. They
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Priory, where the monks offered the Scots ÂŁ1,000 (ÂŁ1,170,000 as of 2024) in protection money to be paid on 18 October.
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with an army of 15,000 in July. Philip VI renewed his pleas to David II. As the English had also committed troops to
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to commemorate the victory stood until 1569. The site of the battle has been listed as a registered battlefield by
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when his reflection was seen in the water by a group of English soldiers. David II was then taken prisoner by
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Accounts of the time state that after the battle David II was hiding under a bridge over the
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was defeated with heavy loss by an English army of approximately 6,000–7,000 men led by
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In June Philip VI asked David II to attack pre-emptively: "I beg you, I implore you
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was stormed and captured after a siege of three days and the garrison massacred.
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The battle was the result of the invasion of France by England during the
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and best-equipped Scottish expedition for many years. The border fort of
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since 1337. In January 1343 the French and English had entered into the
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the battle, David II was released in exchange for a ransom of 100,000
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both wrote that a thousand Scots were killed in the battle, while the
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brings the captured David II to Edward III in Calais, where he meets
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to ransom any of those who were passed on to him, or release them on
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and so took a defensive stance, waiting for the English to attack.
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in Hampshire, where David II was imprisoned from 1346 to 1357
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and a small number of lightly armed border cavalry, known as
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stumbled upon them in the morning mist during a raid near
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Battle of Neville's Cross from a 15th-century manuscript
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took command of the combined force of 6,000–7,000 men.
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on 17 October 1346, half a mile (800 m) to the west of
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Battle of Durham
Hundred Years' War
Second War of Scottish Independence
A colourful image of late-medieval knights fighting outside a walled town
Neville's Cross
Durham
54°46′21″N 01°35′36″W / 54.77250°N 1.59333°W / 54.77250; -1.59333
Scotland
England
King David II
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John Randolph, Earl of Moray

William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale
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Lord Ralph Neville
Lord Henry Percy
William Zouche
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