Battle of Neville's Cross - 1346

Battle of Neville's Cross - 1346

Kingdom of Scotland:  David II of Scotland (POW)

Kingdom of England:  Lord Ralph Neville, Lord Henry Percy, William Zouche, Archbishop of York

Result: English victory

Location: Neville's Cross, west of Durham

The Battle of Neville's Cross took on 17 October 1346. The culmination of a Scottish invasion of northern England, the battle ended with the rout of the Scots and the capture of their king, David II of Scotland.In 1346, England was embroiled in the Hundred Years' War with France. In order to divert his enemy Philip VI of France appealed to David II of Scotland to attack the English from the north in order to create a second front for the English. Despite Philip VI's especially desperate pleas in June 1346 (when the English were amassing troops in southern England), David II of Scotland waited until October, when he felt few English troops would be left to defend lucrative Northern English cities.