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Siege of Haddington 1548

Siege of Haddington: St Mary's Church (Haddington) 20100919
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Key facts

Date (year)1548Wikidata P580 start time
Century16th centuryderived
PeriodTudor & early Stuartderived
CountryScotlandderived
War / conflictAnglo-Scottish WarsWikidata

About the battle

The sieges of Haddington were a series of sieges staged at the Royal Burgh of Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, as part of the War of the Rough Wooing, one of the last Anglo-Scottish Wars. Following Regent Arran's defeat at the battle of Pinkie Cleugh on Saturday 10 September 1547, he captured the town of Haddington. The intention was to form a network of mutually supporting English forts in lowland Scotland. The English forces built artillery fortifications and were able to withstand an assault by the besieging French and Scots troops supported by heavy cannon in July 1548. Although the siege was scaled down after this unsuccessful attempt, the English garrison abandoned the town on 19 September 1549, after attrition by Scottish raids at night, sickness, and changing political circumstance.

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Location

  • Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 55.9550, -2.7820

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