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Battle of Solway Moss

England · Warfare / England War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1542Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1542

William Musgrave24 November 1542

Solway Moss · Warfare / England War

Leads about 500 English cavalry in repeated attacks on the Scottish flank, worsening confusion as the Scots attempt to deploy and withdraw.

Thomas Wharton24 November 1542

Solway Moss · Warfare / England War

Commands about 3,000 English troops against a Scottish army of roughly 17,000–18,000; English cavalry and Scottish disorder turn the encounter into a rapid English victory.

Names involved

Thomas WhartonWilliam Musgrave

Provenance

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