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The Battle of Pinkie, 1547 - The Last Battle Between the Independent Kingdoms of Scotland and England (Hardcover)
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The Battle of Pinkie, 1547 - The Last Battle Between the Independent Kingdoms of Scotland and England (Hardcover)
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The Battle of Pinkie, fought between the English and the Scots in
1547, was the last great clash between the two as independent
nations. It is a well-documented battle with several eyewitness
accounts and contemporary illustrations. There is also
archaeological evidence of military activities. The manoeuvres of
the two armies can be placed in the landscape near Edinburgh,
despite considerable developments since the 16th century.
Nevertheless, the battle and its significance has not been well
understood. From a military point of view there is much of
interest. The commanders were experienced and had already had
battlefield successes. There was an awareness on both sides of
contemporary best practice and use of up-to-date weapons and
equipment. The Scots and the English armies, however, were markedly
different in their composition and in the strategy and tactics they
employed. There is the added ingredient that the fire from English
ships, positioned just off the coast, helped decide the course of
events. Using contemporary records and archaeological evidence,
David Caldwell, Victoria Oleksy, and Bess Rhodes reconsider the
events of September 1547. They explore the location of the
fighting, the varied forces involved, the aims of the commanders,
and the close-run nature of the battle. Pinkie resulted in a
resounding victory for the English, but that was by no means an
inevitable outcome. After Pinkie it briefly seemed as if the future
of Britain had been redefined. The reality proved rather different,
and the battle has largely slipped from popular consciousness. This
book provides a reminder of the uncertainty and high stakes both
Scots and English faced in the autumn of 1547.
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