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An invading Scottish army of 12,000 led by King David II was defeated with heavy loss by an English army of approximately 6,000–7,000 men led by Ralph Neville, Lord Neville. The battle was named after an Anglo-Saxon stone cross that stood on the hill where the Scots made their stand.
- 17 October 1346
- English victoryCapture of the Scottish King
Following the resounding victory over the French at Crecy in August 1346 by the English King Edward III, the French King Philip invoked the terms of the Auld Alliance and asked his ally, King David II of Scotland, to retaliate by invading England.
Date of the Battle of Neville’s Cross: 17 th October 1346. Place of the Battle of Neville’s Cross: Durham in the North of England. Combatants at the Battle of Neville’s Cross: an invading Scots army against a Northern English army.
La bataille de Neville's Cross (ou parfois Nevill's Cross) a eu lieu à Neville's Cross près de Durham en Angleterre entre les Écossais et les Anglais le 17 octobre 1346.
- 17 octobre 1346
- Neville's Cross, près de Durham (Durham)
- Victoire anglaise décisive
10 oct. 2024 · Battle of Neville’s Cross, (Oct. 17, 1346), English victory over the Scots—under David II—who, as allies of the French, had invaded England in an attempt to distract Edward III from the Siege of Calais (France). Edward, however, had foreseen the invasion and left a strong force in the northern.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
17 oct. 2019 · On 17th October 1346, at the Battle of Neville’s Cross, Durham, England, David II of Scotland is defeated and captured by English forces commanded by Lord Ralph Neville. The battle was part of the Second War of Scottish Independence and the Hundred Years’ War.
The Battle of Neville's Cross. 17 October, 1346. England under King Edward III was engaged in the long struggle with France known as the Hundred Years' War, following King Edward's victory over the French at Crecy in August 1346, the English set about besieging Calais.
