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	Henry Percy
		In 1408 Percy invaded England and was killed at the Battle of Branham Moor[?].
		He fought on the Lancastrian side at the Battle of Wakefield, and commanded the Lancastrian van at the Battle of Towton, where he was killed.
		His father's earldom was forfeited at the Battle of Towton by the victorious Yorkists, and Percy was imprisoned.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/he/Henry_Percy.html (824 words)

	Scotland: Medieval Period: Battles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Battle of Harlaw 1411 - Scotsclans - Offers a synopsis of the conflict between the highlanders and the lowlanders that is considered one of the bloodiest in Scottish history.
		Battle of Harlaw, 1411- Royal Stuarts - Essay investigates a surprise attack by the Highlanders on the farms and towns of northern Scotland.
		Battle of Langside - Royal Stuarts - Analyzes the 1568 battle between the forces of Queen Mary and those of her opponents in the nobility.
	www.rootsweb.com /~sctbew/history/battles.htm (572 words)

	The Probert Encyclopaedia - Weapons and Warfare (B)
		The Battle of Algiers was a bitter conflict in Algiers from 1954 to 1962 between the Algerian nationalist population and the French colonial army and French settlers.
		The Battle of Culloden was a defeat in 1746 of the Jacobite rebel army of the British prince Charles Edward Stuart (the 'Young Pretender') by the Duke of Cumberland on a stretch of moorland in Inverness-shire, Scotland.
		The Battle of Navas de Tolosa was fought in 1212 between Yakub Almansur of the Almohades and the kings of Aragon, Castile and Navarre.
	www.fas.org /news/reference/probert/F2.HTM (17055 words)

	Battle of Otterburn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Douglas was killed in the battle, though his victory added to the prestige of his house, foremost among the border fighters of Scotland.
		When the Battle of Otterburn was being fought the Bishop of Durham was on his way from Newcastle with 2000 cavalry and 5000 infantry.
		Of such renown was the battle of Otterburn that several ballads were later composed in its honour including The Battle of Otterburn and The Ballad of Chevy Chase (Child ballads 161 and 162).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Otterburn (1455 words)

	The Battle of Otterburn
		The battle was fought in moonlight on the 19th of August, 1388.
		The battle itself was not of great importance politically; it changed nothing in the relationships between the two countries, and fourteen years later the same Harry Percy fought a return match at Homildon Hill on the other main central route across the Border, this time defeating James Douglas's cousin Archibald.
		One reason why Otterburn became famous was that it was recorded by the contemporary French historian, Froissart, whose work was frequently read and relied upon in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, especially after his history was translated into English by Lord Berners in the reign of Henry VIII.
	mysongbook.de /msb/songs/b/batotter.html (4517 words)

	Otterburn Wool Mill in the Scottish Borders - NORTH COUNTRY WEB
		A moonlit battle fought between Harry Hotspur and a Scots raiding party led by Earl Douglas, is documented in the border tale of the Battle of Chevy Chase.
		Otterburn situated in the Rede Valley within the Northumberland National Park is almost entirely surrounded by Ministry of Defense moorland training areas and only 15 miles south of the Scottish Border.
		Otterburn and the Percy Arms Hotel along with the charm of surrounding scenery has more to offer than the fact that it is simply a delightful and peaceful port of call on the road to Scotland.
	www.cheviot-hills.co.uk /otterburn.htm (901 words)

	Historic Scottish Battles - From Rampant Scotland
		The army of Prince Charles Edward Stewart, consisting mainly of Highlanders, was soundly defeated by the Duke of Cumberland, bringing to an end the ambitions of the "Young Pretender" to recover the throne for the Stewart dynasty.
		With the defeat of King James VII at the Battle of the Boyne in Northern Ireland the following year, Dunkeld was the last battle in Scotland in the 17th century to restore the Stewarts to the throne.
		The Marquis of Montrose, after his success at the Battle of Tippermuir (see below), was being pursued by a Covenanting force led by the Marquis of Argyll and his Campbell clan (though a General Baillie also though he was in command and the two men could not stand the sight of one another!).
	www.rampantscotland.com /features/battles.htm (3250 words)

	The Battle of Otterburn. How Sir Matthew Redmen Departed from the Battle to Save Himself; and How Sir James Lindsay Was ...
		They were not gone past two mile from Newcastle, when the Scots were signified that the bishop of Durham was coming towards them to fight: this they knew by their spies, such as they had set in the fields.
		Then the bishop approached with his battle well ranged in good order and came within the sight of the Scots, as within two bow-shot or less: then the Scots blew again their horns a long space.
		The earl of March, under whom he was taken, agreed thereto and delivered him a horse litter and sent him away; and by like covenant divers other knights and squires were suffered to return and took term other to return or else to pay their finance, such as they were appointed unto.
	www.bartleby.com /35/1/406.html (1167 words)

	family holiday otterburn Dunns Houses Farmhouse
		Battle of Flodden, near Coldstream, and the death of James IV and the "Flower of Scotland
		Battle of Solway Moss, another overwhelming English victory, swiftly followed by the death of James V and the accession of the baby Mary Queen of Scots.
		Battle of Ancrum Moor, near Jedburgh, where the ballad tells: "Fair maiden Lilliard lies under this stane; Little was her stature, but muckle was her fame.
	www.northumberlandfarmholidays.co.uk /family-holiday-otterburn.html (532 words)

	Skyelander's COMPLETE Scottish History Timeline
		Battle of Alnwick - King Malcolm III or Canmore is killed during battle on the 13 November.
		Battle of Falkirk(I), William Wallace and his army of 12,000 are defeated by Edward I of England and his army of 2,500 Heavy horse and about 20,000 foot.
		At the Battle of Solway Moss, the Scots are routed.
	members.aol.com /skyelander/timeline.html (4170 words)

	Cross Border Battlefields - NORTH COUNTRY WEB
		The retreat of the Romans in AD 410 left Hadrian's Wall Country an open battle ground for the Scots to wander down as they please to plunder at will, which the wall was intended to stop.
		Otterburn (1388) A moonlit battle fought between Harry Hotspur and a Scots raiding party led by Earl Douglas, is documented in the border tale of the Battle of Chevy Chase.
		The English civil war between the House of Lancaster the red rose and the House of York the white rose was fought to produce a King for England.
	www.scottish-border.co.uk /battles.htm (546 words)

	ScotClans - Scottish History - 1388 Battle of Otterburn
		The Battle of Otterburn is remembered as the fight where ‘a dead man won the field’.
		A Scottish attack was made in Northumberland on Henry Percy and his estates, led by James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas, on the 5 August 1388.
		The battle was won by the Scots, though Douglas was dead.
	www.scotclans.com /history/1388_otterburn.html (304 words)

	Historical Ballads at Mostly Medieval - Exploring the Middle Ages
		The battle of Harlaw was fought on July 24, 1411.
		The battle of Otterburn was fought on August 19, 1388 and was prefaced by an invasion and several skirmishes.
		Thus the stage was set for the battle at Otterburn, thirty miles northwest from Newcastle, where there was a castle or tower set in marshy ground.
	www.skell.org /explore/historical.htm (1017 words)

	Secret Shropshire
		Henry Percy’s father, the Earl of Northumberland, was not present at the battle.
		In 1388 Percy famously led an attack against the Scottish army at the Battle of Otterburn, killing the Scottish commander, the Earl of Douglas.
		In the months leading up to the Battle of Shrewsbury the feeling of unrest grew until finally, in an act of frustration, Henry Percy raised an army and began to ride south against the king.
	www.secretshropshire.org.uk /Content/Learn/Battle/Who.asp (338 words)

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		In the second battle was the earl of Northampton, the earl of Arundel, the lord Ros, the lord Lucy, the lord Willoughby, the lord Basset, the lord of Saint-Aubin, sir Louis Tufton, the lord of Multon, the lord Lascelles and divers other, about an eight hundred men of arms and twelve hundred archers.
		Then the second battle of the Englishmen came to succour the prince's battle, the which was time, for they had as then much ado; and they with the prince sent a messenger to the king, who was on a little windmill hill.
		The king and his youngest son met with the battle of the English marshals, the earl of Warwick and the earl of Suffolk, and with them of Gascons the captal of Buch, the lord of Pommiers, the lord Amery of Tastes, the lord of Mussidan, the lord of Languiran and the lord de Latrau.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/docs/books/gutenberg/1/3/6/7/13674/13674-8.txt (11860 words)

	Touring Northumberland Battlefields on Britannia: Otterburn
		This 14th century scene of so much carnage is best known from the works of the ballad writers, though it was of no military or political significance.
		Today there is a small car park with display boards to explain the battle's progress and nearby sits Percy's Cross amongst the trees.
		It was made from an old fireplace and erected by a local farmer who didn't want the Duke of Northumberland to do the same and therefore have some sort of claim on his land.
	www.britannia.com /tours/batnorthumb/otterburn.html (221 words)

	Education World® - *History : Military History : Medieval : General Resources
		Battle of Falkirk Essay on the war in 1298 between Scotland and England, which culminated in the execution of William Wallace.
		Battle of Otterburn, 1388 Tactical analysis and chronology of the battle between the forces of Black Douglass and those of Sir Henry Hotspur Percy.
		Battle of Shrewsbury An account of the battle (1403 AD) and information on the forthcoming 600th Anniversary celebrations.
	db.education-world.com /perl/browse?cat_id=5539 (413 words)

	Clan Douglas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The second earl, Sir James Douglas, fell fighting against the Percys at the Battle of Otterburn in 1388.
		Sir Archibald (`the Grim') was the natural son of `the Good Sir James.' He is known to have fought against the English at Poitiers in 1356 and is credited with the restoration of many church properties.
		The fourth Earl fought against Henry IV of England at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403, where he was taken prisoner.
	www.radford.edu /festival/clans/douglas.html (552 words)

	Otterburn & Redesdale Northumberland Northumbria England UK GB (page 73) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Otterburn Mill (Woollens) is the major attraction for visitors, whilst the site of the 1388 Battle of Otterburn may also still be visited.
		Otterburn Mill is situated near the junction of the A68 (Corbridge - Jedburgh) and the A696 (Newcastle - Jedburgh).
		Dating from the 14th century, this is where the dead of the Battle of Otterburn were buried.
	www.northumberland.gov.uk /vg/otterburn.htm (1255 words)

	news
		mounted model of Harry Hotspur at the Battle of Otterburn.
		Colour illustrations of over 70 coats of arms and many of the crests of the participants in the Otterburn war.
		A catalogue of the knights both English and Scots who took part in the war of 1388, along with the evidence for their involvement.
	www.borderminiatures.com /pages/news.html (122 words)

	The Otterburn Tower - About Otterburn Tower
		The Otterburn Tower is truly distinctive, a fortified Northumbrian country house, founded by a cousin of William the Conqueror in 1886.
		The Otterburn Tower is in the valley of ‘Wild Redesdale’ recently featured in a Radio 4* Changing Places programme.
		In the early eighteenth century Reginald Hall of Catcleugh purchased the Otterburn Tower and added ‘ a square building of the Scots farmhouse style, not unlike the Troughend Hall which was built about the same time’.
	www.otterburntower.com /about_otterburn.html (819 words)

	Church 2
		606 Death of King Aidan of 685 Battle of Nectansmere.
		The King of Scots 1297 Battle of Stirling Bridge.
		1308 Battle of the Pass of Brander 1314 Battle of Bannockburn.
	members.tripod.com /~doomtroop/STime.html (644 words)

	Otterburn - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The engagement, in which Sir Henry Percy was taken captive, is the subject of the English ballad "Chevy Chase" and the Scots ballad "Otterburn."
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Otterburn" at HighBeam.
		Land with echoes of lives lost in Battle of Otterburn.(News)
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-otterbur.html (207 words)

	Battle of Otterburn, 1388 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		At Otterburn, their armies met and started to fight as night was falling.
		The battle continued by moonlight and the Scottish leader, the 2nd Earl Douglas, was mortally wounded.
		Amongst the trees at the side of the A999, just beyond Otterburn is the Douglas Cross which is believed to be the spot where Percy was killed.
	www.blae.net /douglas/Battles/otterburn.htm (358 words)

	Amazon.com: Otterburn 1388: Bloody border conflict (Campaign): Books: Peter Armstrong,Stephen Walsh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Fought at Redesdale, in Northumberland, in August 1388, the battle originated from the ongoing war between the Scots and the English but rapidly descended into a personal feud between the Scottish clan, Douglas, and the aristocratic English family, Percy.
		But I found the details of the battle and the campaign to be pretty well put together and the summarized account of the entire English-Scottish border warfare that goes back to Walliam Wallace to be pretty well put together.
		The section on the battle itself is hampered by a lack of information in the historical record.
	www.amazon.com /Otterburn-1388-Bloody-conflict-Campaign/dp/1841769800 (1027 words)

	Clans
		The 5th Earl rose against Mary Queen of Scots,and was one of the commanders at the battle of Carbery Hill in 1657.
		The 7th Baron of Eaglesham, was one of the heroes at the battle of otterburn in 1388, capturing Sir Henry Percy,the renowned Hotspur.The ransom paid for Hotspur went into building polnoon castle.
		At the battle of Culleden the Duke commanded the left flank, after the defeat of the Jacobite forces he was forced to flee.
	www.webspawner.com /users/bilsl (832 words)

	Clan Montgomery
		Sir John Montgomery, seventh chief of the clan, distinguished himself at the Battle of Otterburn in 1388 when he captured Harry Hotspur, chief of the Percys.
		He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Langside in 1568 while defending the queen in her last battle.
		Ironically, his daughter married the Earl of Winton and their son, Alexander, sixth Earl of Eglinton and chief of the Clan Montgomery, was a staunch Presbyterian who fought for the covenantors in the wars of Charles I. Alexander's son, George, started the branch of Montgomerys at Skelmorlie.
	www.runet.edu /~festival/pages/montgomery.html (670 words)

	Redesdale Northumberland - History Wild Redesdale.
		It was at this tranquil spot, on a warm August night in 1388, that an English army under Sir Henry Percy fought an army of Scottish knights under the Earl of Douglas.
		Honour is the keyword to his character and it was on a point of honour that the Battle of Otterburn was fought.
		He died fighting fiercely, at the battle of Shrewsbury, with the son of his old enemy Douglas at his side.
	www.wildredesdale.co.uk /history.html (686 words)

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