The Battle of Newburn took place in 1640 during the Bishops' Wars. ScottishCovenanters planted guns to protect them while fording the river Tyne near Newburn in Northumberland, after which they defeated the English on the Durham side of Newburn at Stellaheugh, and subsequently occupied Newcastle upon Tyne. The name of Scotswood, one of the villages between Newburn and Newcastle, commemorates one of the Scottish positions.
The Scottish army, under Alexander Leslie, comprised some 22,500 men and was opposed by an English force of just over 3,000 commanded by Lord Conway. The battle is said to have actually commenced when an English soldier fired at a Scottish officer watering his horse in the river.
The Battle of Newburn took place in 1640 during the Bishops' Wars.
Scottish Covenanters planted guns to protect them while fording the river Tyne near Newburn[?] in Northumberland, after which they defeated the English on the Durham side of Newburn at Stellaheugh[?], and subsequently occupied Newcastle upon Tyne.
The name of Scotswood[?], one of the villages between Newburn and Newcastle, commemorates one of the Scottish positions.
Battle with the Clan Ruthven 1544, In 1544 the Ruthvens who held considerable sway over Perth from their nearby Castle Huntingtower, often disputed the authority of the Clan Charteris, which led to a bitter and bloody feud.
It was at the Battle of Tillieangus that the 6th Lord Forbes's youngest son known as Black Aurther Forbes was killed.
This battle was the largest battle of the English and Scottish Civil War, and one of the most decisive.
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