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Battle of Homildon Hill
1402
14 September 1402
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Anglo-Scottish Border Wars

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Following Scottish defeat at Nesbit, Archibald Earl of Douglas led a 10,000-strong raid into Northumberland, supported by Murdoch Stewart Earl of Fife. At Homildon Hill near Wooler, the returning Scots were destroyed by Henry Percy Earl of Northumberland, his son Henry (Hotspur), and George Dunbar Earl of March. The Earls Douglas and Fife were both captured.


   
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