Battle of Piperdean

The Battle of Piper Dean ( also Piperden or Pepp on earth Brammish ) was held on September 10, 1436 between British troops under the command of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland and a Scottish army led by William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus. The only short battle ended with a significant Scottish victory.

Background and battle

In the summer of 1435, William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus, while Warden of the Scottish Marches, over the ruins of Dunbar Castle in the harbor of Dunbar and started the re- attachment of the plant. Since this castle was only about 45 miles from Berwick, attracted Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland and the Scottish disgraced George de Dunbar, 11th Earl of March with an army of about 4,000 men north to a further expansion prevent.

William Douglas was the risk of being trapped in a castle, whose defenses were still not restored, not take. He decided to forestall a siege and attack the British troops on the march. Two equal armies met, the surprise effect ( possibly an ambush ), after a short but sharp struggle led to a Scottish victory.

The losses in battle are specified differently. Ridpath owns 200 Scottish casualties, including Lord Elphinstone, on the English side in 1500 deaths, including 40 knights. Brenan agrees with the numbers on the English side match, called the Scottish losses but " insignificant ", while according to Maxwell total only 40 casualties, but in 1500 the English captured are listed.

Henry Percy retreated with his remaining troops to Alnwick Castle.

55.920556 - 2.301667Koordinaten: 55 ° 55 ' 14 " N, 2 ° 18' 6 " W