Solway Moss is a moss (lowland peat bog), in Cumbria, England, lying next to the River Sark which marks the Scottish border. As of 2005, the moss is the subject of a campaign by organisations including the RSPB and Friends of the Earth to get the area declared a Special Area of Conservation in order to prevent the destruction of the rare raised bog ecology [1]. It is located north east of the town of Gretna at grid reference NY345695. Virgin boreal acid bogs at Browns Lake Bog, Ohio A bog is a wetland type that accumulates peat, a deposit of dead plant material. ... Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is Europes largest wildlife conservation charity. ... Friends of the Earth is an international network of environmental organizations in 70 countries. ... A Special Area of Conservation (SAC) is defined in the European Commission Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), also known as the Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora. ... Gretna is the name of several places in the United States of America: Gretna, Louisiana Gretna, Nebraska Gretna, Virginia There is also a town named Gretna and a village named Gretna Green in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...

The Battle of Solway Moss took place on Solway Moss in the 16th Century between forces from England and Scotland . Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... ...

When Henry VIII of England broke from the Catholic Church, he asked James V of Scotland, his nephew, to do the same. James ignored his uncle's request, and further insulted him by refusing to meet with Henry at York. Furious, Henry VIII invaded Scotland. In retaliation for the massive English raid into Scotland, James responded by assigning Lord Maxwell the task of raising an army. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... James V (April 10, 1512 – December 14, 1542) was king of Scotland (September 9, 1513 – December 14, 1542). ... York is a city in northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... ...

On November 24, 1542, an army of 15,000-18,000 Scots advanced south, Maxwell, though never officially designated commander of the force, declared he would lead the attack in person. However, he fell sick, never reaching the scene of the battle. November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII of England is allied to the Emperor, while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French. ...

The Scots advance was met at Solway Moss by Sir Thomas Wharton and his 3,000 men. With the earlier loss of Maxwell, Sir James Sinclair declared himself to be James's chosen commander. Unfortunately, the other commanders refused to accept his command and the command structure totally disintegrated. Sir Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton, was born in 1495 in Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland (now Cumbria), England. ...

The battle (better described as a rout) on November 24, 1542, was uncoordinated and resulted in few deaths and twelve hundred prisoners, including Sinclair.

James, who was not present at the battle (he remained at Lochmaben), withdrew to Falkland Palace humiliated and ill with fever. He died there two weeks later at the age of thirty. He left behind a six-days-old daughter, Mary, Queen of Scots. Falkland Palace is a former Scottish royal palace in Falkland, Fife. ... Mary I of Scotland (Mary Stuart) (December 8, 1542 – February 8, 1587), better known as Mary, Queen of Scots, was Queen of Scots, monarch of the Kingdom of Scotland, from December 14, 1542 – July 24, 1567; and Queen Consort of France from July 10, 1559 – December 5, 1560. ...