Battle of Ancrum Moor

Battle of Ancrum Moor
	Part of Anglo-Scottish Wars
Date	27 February 1545
Location	Four miles northwest of Jedburgh, Scotland
Result	Scottish victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Scotland	Kingdom of England German and Spanish Mercenaries;
Commanders and leaders
Earl of Arran; Earl of Angus	Sir Ralph Eure †; Sir Brian Layton †
Strength
approx 2,500	5,200
Casualties and losses
Unknown	800 killed; 1,000 prisoners
Registered battlefield
Designated	21 March 2011
Reference no.	BTL2

The Battle of Ancrum Moor was fought during the War of the Rough Wooing in 1545. The Scottish victory put a temporary end to English incursions in the Scottish border and lowlands. The battlefield has been included in the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland and protected by Historic Scotland under the Historic Environment (Amendment) Act 2011.^[2]

^ 27 February 1545 is the New Style date, 1544 in Old Style due to the year beginning on 1 March.
^ "Inventory battlefields". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 12 April 2012.