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Battle of Ancrum Moor - 1545
Kingdom of Scotland: James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran and Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus
Kingdom of England: Sir Ralph Eure and Sir Brian Layton
Result: Decisive Scottish Victory
Location: 4 miles northwest of Jedburgh, Borders, Scotland
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 depredations in the Scottish border and lowlands.As his reign drew to a close, King Henry VIII sought to secure the alliance of Scotland and the marriage of the infant Mary, Queen of Scots, to his son Edward. He had the support of some Scots nobles who had been taken prisoner at the Battle of Solway Moss and mixed diplomacy with the threat of force, but in December 1543, the Scottish Parliament, after much internal dissension, decided to reject Henry\'s overtures and instead renew the alliance with France.
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