Battle of Ancrum Moor

Battle of Ancrum Moor
Part of Anglo-Scottish Wars
Date27 February 1545 [1]
Location
Four miles northwest of Jedburgh, Scotland
Result Scottish victory
Belligerents
 Kingdom of Scotland

 Kingdom of England

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
Designated21 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]

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