Flodden, Battle of

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• Flodden, Battle of — (Sept. 9, 1513) English victory over the Scots, fought in Flodden Field, near Branxton, Northumberland, Eng. To honour his alliance with France and divert troops from the main English army, then in France under Henry VIII, James IV of Scotland… …   Universalium

• FLODDEN, BATTLE OF —    fought on Flodden Hill, a low spur of the Cheviots, 6 m. S. of Coldstream, between James IV. of Scotland and the English under the Earl of Surrey on the 9th of September 1513, which resulted in the crushing defeat of the Scots, who lost their… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• battle — battle1 battler, n. /bat l/, n., v., battled, battling. n. 1. a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces: the battle of Waterloo. 2. participation in such hostile encounters or engagements: wounds received in battle. 3. a… …   Universalium

• Battle of Marignano — Part of the War of the League of Cambrai Contemporary depiction of the battle, attributed to the Maître à la Ratière …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Saint-Mathieu — Part of the War of the League of Cambrai Contemporary picture of the Breton flagship Marie la Cordelière (or …   Wikipedia

• Flodden — [fläd′ n] hilly field in N Northumberland, England: site of a battle (1513) in which the English defeated James IV of Scotland …   English World dictionary

• Battle of Flodden Field — Infobox Military Conflict caption=Also called the Battle of Branxton partof=the War of the League of Cambrai conflict=Battle of Flodden Field date=September 9, 1513 place=Near Branxton in Northumberland, England result=Decisive English victory… …   Wikipedia

• Flodden — noun 1. a hill in Northumberland where the invading Scots were defeated by the English in 1513 • Instance Hypernyms: ↑hill • Part Holonyms: ↑Northumberland 2. a battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed • Syn …   Useful english dictionary

• Flodden Wall — The Flodden Wall was a defensive structure built around the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, after the disastrous Battle of Flodden (1513), in which King James IV was killed. The construction was a response to threatened English invasion after a war… …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Flodden Field — noun a battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed • Syn: ↑Flodden • Regions: ↑England • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle …   Useful english dictionary