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Battle of Haddon Rig

A Scottish ambush party, lying in wait on the moorland of Haddon Rig, springs a surprise attack on an English raiding party. The Scots, using the terrain to their advantage, unleash a volley of arrows

Year 1542
Date 8/24
Location Haddon Rig, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Layer 2
Visibility HIDDEN
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Key Figures

Scottish Captain English Lieutenant Scottish Archer English Foot Soldier Scottish Scout
Time Travel

Causal neighbors · 562 linked moments

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Death of James V of Scotland
1542 · same era
D
Death of James V of Scotland
1542 · follows
B
Battle of Ancrum Moor
1545 · same era
B
Battle of Ancrum Moor
1545 · follows
B
Battle of Ancrum Moor
1545 · same figure
S
Siege of Haddington
1548 · same era
S
Siege of Haddington
1548 · follows
S
Siege of Haddington
1548 · same figure
S
Siege of Haddington
1548 · same era
S
Siege of Haddington
1548 · follows
B
Birth of Mary, Queen of Scots
1542 · same era
B
Birth of Mary, Queen of Scots
1542 · follows
C
Coronation of Mary, Queen of Scots
1543 · same era
C
Coronation of Mary, Queen of Scots
1543 · follows
B
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
1547 · same era
B
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
1547 · follows
S
Siege of Stirling Castle
1304 · same figure
B
Battle of Stirling Bridge
1297 · same figure
B
Battle of Ancrum Moor
1545 · same figure
S
Siege of Haddington
1548 · same figure
B
Battle of Largs
1263 · same figure
B
Battle of Bannockburn
1314 · same figure
B
Battle of Otterburn
1388 · same figure
B
Battle of Stirling Bridge
1297 · same figure
B
Battle of Falkirk
1298 · same figure
B
Battle of Connor
1315 · same figure
B
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
1547 · same era
B
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
1547 · follows
S
Scottish Parliament's Rejection of the Treaty of Greenwich
1543 · same era
S
Scottish Parliament's Rejection of the Treaty of Greenwich
1543 · follows
A
Arrival of French reinforcements at Leith
1548 · same era
A
Arrival of French reinforcements at Leith
1548 · follows
A
Arrival of French reinforcements at Leith
1548 · same figure
E
English withdrawal from Haddington
1549 · same era
E
English withdrawal from Haddington
1549 · follows
E
English withdrawal from Haddington
1549 · same figure