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Battle of Otterburn
History of England
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| | 1388 | Percy, Henry "Hotspur" | |
| Otterburn A victory for the Scots, led by James Douglas , 2nd Earl of Douglas over Harry Hotspur, son of the Earl of Northumberland |
| Otterburn Percy is captured & held for ransom by the Scots at the battle of Otterburn |
| 19th Aug Otterburn Percy is captured & held for ransom by the Scots, Lord Montgomery, at Otterburn |
| 19th Aug Otterburn War between the Scots and English turns into a feud between the Douglas es & the Percys |
| 20th Aug Otterburn The Bishop of Durham was on his way from Newcastle with 2000 cavalry and 5000 infantry, they arrived at Ponteland where they met groups of men fleeing from the battlefield which demoralised them |
| 1388 | Percy, Ralph | |
| 19th Aug Otterburn Ralph Percy, the brother of Hotspur, is arrested & made prisoner by the Earl Mareschal |
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