battle, early modern
Battle of Haddon Rig
Battle of Haddon Rig was a battle fought on 24 August 1542 at Roxburghshire, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Anglo-Scottish Wars. The recorded result: Scottish victory. Recorded strength: 2,000 against Over 3,000.
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Where it sits in the Anglo-Scottish Wars
Record
| Date | 24 August 1542 | |
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| Place | Roxburghshire, United Kingdom 55.600N, 2.350W | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Strength | 2,000 | Over 3,000 |
| Casualties and losses | Light | Over 2,000 killed; 600 captured |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Carham 1010, 4.5 km NE
- Siege of Wark 1138, 6.3 km NE
- Capture of Roxburgh 1460, 6.7 km W
- Siege of Roxburgh Castle 1314, 6.7 km W
- Battle of Skaithmuir 1316, 11 km NE
Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1010 and 1542.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of the Firth of Forth 1489
- After: Battle of Solway Moss 24 November 1542
- All 17 engagements of Anglo-Scottish Wars
Elsewhere in 1542
- Battle of Sezawa Japan
- Battle of Azukizaka Japan
- Siege of Kuwabara Japan
- Battle of Chupas Peru
- Siege of Gassan Toda Japan
Battle of Haddon Rig is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q11688184, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Haddon Rig, revision 1374236852, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.