Halidon Hill

Halidon Hill

Halidon Hill is a summit, about two miles (3 km) west of the centre of Berwick-upon-Tweed, on the border of England and Scotland. It reaches 600 feet (180 m) high. The name of the hill indicates that it once had a fortification on its top. At the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333, Edward III of England used longbow-men on the heights of the hill to defeat the Scottish army led by Archibald the "Tyneman" Douglas, regent of Scotland.


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  • Halidon Hill — (spr. hällĭdön), Hügel in Schottland, bei Berwick. Hier 19. Juli 1333 Sieg der Engländer unter Eduard III. über die Schotten unter dem Regenten Archibald Douglas, wobei letzterer blieb …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Halidon Hill — Battle of 1333. Edward III’s battle against David Bruce, where his forces, outnumbered, dismounted and held the top of the hill, flanked by archers hidden in bramble and marsh. As the Scots, following their French advisors and experience, charged …   Medieval glossary

  • Halidon Hill, Battle of — ▪ Scottish history       (July 19, 1333), major engagement in Scotland s protracted struggle for political independence from England. The battle ended in a complete rout of Scottish forces attempting to relieve Berwick upon Tweed, which was… …   Universalium

  • HALIDON HILL —    an eminence in Northumberland, on the Tweed, 2 m. from Berwick, the scene of a bloody battle in 1333 between the English and Scots, to the defeat of the latter …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Battle of Halidon Hill — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Halidon Hill partof=the Second War of Scottish Independence caption= date=July 19 1333 place=Halidon Hill, near Berwick upon Tweed result=Decisive English victory combatant1= combatant2= commander1=Sir …   Wikipedia

  • Bataille De Halidon Hill — ██████████ …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Bataille de halidon hill — ██████████ …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Bataille de Halidon Hill — 55° 47′ 09″ N 2° 03′ 06″ W / 55.78579, 2.05178 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Schlacht bei Halidon Hill — Teil von: Schottische Unabhängigkeitskriege Datum 19. Juli 1333 Ort Halidon Hill, Nordengland (bei Berwick upon Tweed …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Schlacht von Halidon Hill — Schlacht bei Halidon Hill Teil von: Schottische Unabhängigkeitskriege Datum 19. Juli 1333 Ort Halidon Hill, Nordengland (bei Berwick upon Tweed) Ausgang …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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