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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.
- Neville's Cross
Neville's Cross was the site of the Battle of Neville's...
- Neville's Cross
La batalla de Neville's Cross deriva su nombre de una cruz de piedra que Lord Neville pagó para que fuera erigido en el campo de batalla, para conmemorar esta victoria notable. La suerte del infortunado David II de Escocia es inmortalizado en la obra de Shakespeare llamada Henry V .
- 17 de octubre de 1346
- 54°46′34″N 1°35′50″O / 54.77599, -1.5971
- Victoria decisiva inglesa.
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
Battle of Neville’s Cross. The crushing defeat on 17th October 1346 of David II, son of Robert the Bruce and King of Scotland, whose capture and the loss of several of Scotland’s military leaders left Scotland helpless for many years. Battle of Neville’s Cross on 17th October 1346. The previous battle of the Hundred Years War is the Siege ...
The Battle of Neville's Cross took place during the Second War of Scottish Independence on 17 October 1346, half a mile to the west of Durham, England. 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.
Location: Neville’s Cross, near Durham, County Durham. Belligerents: Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland. Victors: Kingdom of England. Numbers: England 7,000, Scotland 12,000. Casualties: England negligable, Scotland more than 1,000. Commanders: Lord Ralph Neville (England), King David II (Scotland)
