Old Photograph Battle of Pinkie Cleugh Scotland

Old photograph of the site of the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh near Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. This battle which took place on the 10th of September 1547, was part of the conflict known as the Rough Wooing. It was the last pitched battle between Scottish and English armies, and is seen as the first modern battle in the British Isles. It was a catastrophic defeat for Scotland, and became known there as Black Saturday.



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