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Battle of Solway Moss - 1542
Kingdom of Scotland: Robert, Lord Maxwell, Oliver Sinclair (POW)
Kingdom of England: Sir Thomas Wharton, Sir William Musgrove, John Musgrove
Result: English victory
Location: Solway Moss
The Battle of Solway Moss took place on Solway Moss near the River Esk on the English side of the Anglo-Scottish Border in November 1542 between forces from England and Scotland. When Henry VIII of England broke from the Roman 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 sent troops against Scotland. In retaliation for the massive English raid into Scotland, James responded by assigning Robert, Lord Maxwell, the Scottish Warden of West March, the task of raising an army
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